Ardmore Refinery

Summary Information Ownership: Valero Website: http://www.valero.com/ List of Valero Refineries Location: Ardmore, Oklahoma, USA Capacity: 4.5 million tons/annum & 87,000 bbl/day Nelson Complexity: Refining Depth: Brief Description A small medium complexity refinery, capable of processing a range of crude oils Refining Units Atmospheric Distillation Vacuum Distillation - 32,000 Fluidised Catalytic Cracker - 30,000 Hydrocracker - 12,000 Catalytic Reformer - 21,000 Hydrotreatment Naphtha - 26,500 Diesel - 32,000 Heavy Gasoil - 34,450 Terminal Capacity Crude Oil: Refined Products: The refinery has more than 2.4 million barrels of refined product storage Crude Supply The plant uses local crude and oil transported by pipeline from the Gulf Coast It can also receive crude oil from Cushing It can process crude oils of 1.6 - 1.7 wt% sulfur average compared to 1.2-1.3 wt% sulfur prior to completion of the sour crude upgrade project Products Produced Produces a wide range of petroleum products including gasoline, kerosene, jet fuel, sulfur, diesel, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), propylene, butane and asphalt The Ardmore refinery complies with the Tier 2 Gasoline requirement because of its deep de-sulfurization of FCC feed Ongoing Projects - Other Information - History 2002 - One of six refineries acquired by Valero in the purchase of Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Relevant Links Vepica Refinery Project References Refinery Webpage Valero to Acquire Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Valero Says Pipe Sending Crude From Cushing to Ardmore The 2005 Oklahoma Refinery Report