Krotz Springs Refinery

Summary Information

• Ownership: Delek
• Website: https://delekus.com/
  • Delek Refineries
• Location: Krotz Springs, Louisiana, USA
• Capacity: 4.25 million tons/annum & 85,000 bbl/day
• Nelson Complexity:
• Refining Depth:

+++ Brief Description

• A small medium complexity refinery that processes light sweet crudes

+++ Refining Units

• Atmospheric Distillation
• Vacuum Distillation Unit
• Residual Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit
• Catalytic reformer unit,
• Polymerization unit,
• Isomerization unit

+++ Terminal Capacity

• Crude Oil:
• Refined Products:

+++ Crude Supply

• Located at the intersection of two crude oil pipeline systems providing diversified access to both locally sourced and foreign crude oils
• It is supplied by the North Line Crude Oil Pipeline & Heavy Louisiana Sweet Crude Oil Pipeline System
• Typically, sweet crude oil has accounted for 100% of the refinery's crude oil input, including Light Louisiana Sweet Crude Oil ("LLS") and Heavy Louisiana Sweet Crude Oil ("HLS")
• The refinery is starting to process WTI

+++ Products Produced

• gasoline and distillates, including diesel and jet fuel, petrochemical feedstocks and liquified petroleum gas
• The Krotz Springs Refinery offers direct access to the Colonial Oil Products Pipeline

+++ Ongoing Projects

• -

+++ Other Information

• The refinery is the second newest complex, grassroots refinery built in the United States

+++ History

• 1980 - Refinery commissioned
• 2008 - Alon acquires the refinery from Valero
• 2015 - Delek acquired 50% of Alon

+++ Relevant Links

1. Refinery Webpage
2. Alon 2010 Annual Report
3. Alon Surges as Refinery Improves Access to Cheaper Oil
4. Alon USA Announces Acquisition of the Krotz Springs Refinery From Valero Energy
5. Valero Energy Corporation to Sell Krotz Springs Refinery
6. Delek US Announces Agreement to Acquire 48 Percent Ownership Interest in Alon USA