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* Website: http://www.citgo.com/ | * Website: http://www.citgo.com/ | ||
* List of [[PDVSA Refineries]] | * List of [[PDVSA Refineries]] | ||
| − | Location: Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA | + | * Location: Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA |
| − | Capacity: 22.0 million tons/annum & 440,000 bbl/day | + | * Capacity: 22.0 million tons/annum & 440,000 bbl/day |
| − | Nelson Complexity: | + | * Nelson Complexity: |
| − | Refining Depth: | + | * Refining Depth: |
=== Brief Description === | === Brief Description === | ||
| − | The CITGO Lake Charles Refinery is a modern, deep-conversion facility with a processing capacity of 440,000 barrels of crude oil per day. The fifth largest refinery in the nation, it’s particularly suited to process heavy crudes into high-octane, unleaded gasoline. | + | * The CITGO Lake Charles Refinery is a modern, deep-conversion facility with a processing capacity of 440,000 barrels of crude oil per day. The fifth largest refinery in the nation, it’s particularly suited to process heavy crudes into high-octane, unleaded gasoline. |
=== Refining Units === | === Refining Units === | ||
| − | Atmospheric Distillation | + | * Atmospheric Distillation |
| − | Vacuum Distillation, 235,000 | + | * Vacuum Distillation, 235,000 |
| − | Delayed Coker, 99,000 | + | * Delayed Coker, 99,000 |
| − | Flıuidised Catalytic Cracker, 3*50,000 | + | * Flıuidised Catalytic Cracker, 3*50,000 |
| − | Hydrocracker, 42,000 | + | * Hydrocracker, 42,000 |
| − | Catalytic Reformer, 58,000 + 52,800 | + | * Catalytic Reformer, 58,000 + 52,800 |
| − | Naphtha Desulphurisation, 123,000 | + | * Naphtha Desulphurisation, 123,000 |
* Gasoline Desulphurisation, 77,000 | * Gasoline Desulphurisation, 77,000 | ||
* Kerosine Desulphurisation, 29,000 | * Kerosine Desulphurisation, 29,000 | ||
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=== History === | === History === | ||
* 1944 - Refinery commissioned | * 1944 - Refinery commissioned | ||
| + | * 2003 - Revamp of coker | ||
* 2004 - CITGO invested $500 million in the Crude Vacuum Expansion Project (CVEP)/Tier II Program to increase its crude processing capacity to 425,000 barrels per day (bpd), an increase of 105,000 bpd | * 2004 - CITGO invested $500 million in the Crude Vacuum Expansion Project (CVEP)/Tier II Program to increase its crude processing capacity to 425,000 barrels per day (bpd), an increase of 105,000 bpd | ||
* 2006 - The Lake Charles Manufacturing Complex completed a cat feed hydrotreater conversion project | * 2006 - The Lake Charles Manufacturing Complex completed a cat feed hydrotreater conversion project | ||
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=== Links === | === Links === | ||
# [http://www.citgo.com/AboutCITGO/Operations/LakeCharlesManufacturing.jsp Refinery Webpage] | # [http://www.citgo.com/AboutCITGO/Operations/LakeCharlesManufacturing.jsp Refinery Webpage] | ||
| + | # [[Foster Wheeler Delayed Cokers]] | ||
# [http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-12-23/citgo-said-to-plan-january-louisiana-refinery-cat-cracker-work.html Citgo Is Said to Plan January Work on Louisiana Refinery Catalytic Cracker] | # [http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-12-23/citgo-said-to-plan-january-louisiana-refinery-cat-cracker-work.html Citgo Is Said to Plan January Work on Louisiana Refinery Catalytic Cracker] | ||
# [http://www.laia.com/members_memberCompaniesInfo.aspx?entryId=10 Lake Area Industry Alliance] | # [http://www.laia.com/members_memberCompaniesInfo.aspx?entryId=10 Lake Area Industry Alliance] | ||
Revision as of 09:43, 30 March 2020
Contents
Summary Information
- Ownership: Citgo (PDVSA)
- Website: http://www.citgo.com/
- List of PDVSA Refineries
- Location: Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA
- Capacity: 22.0 million tons/annum & 440,000 bbl/day
- Nelson Complexity:
- Refining Depth:
Brief Description
- The CITGO Lake Charles Refinery is a modern, deep-conversion facility with a processing capacity of 440,000 barrels of crude oil per day. The fifth largest refinery in the nation, it’s particularly suited to process heavy crudes into high-octane, unleaded gasoline.
Refining Units
- Atmospheric Distillation
- Vacuum Distillation, 235,000
- Delayed Coker, 99,000
- Flıuidised Catalytic Cracker, 3*50,000
- Hydrocracker, 42,000
- Catalytic Reformer, 58,000 + 52,800
- Naphtha Desulphurisation, 123,000
- Gasoline Desulphurisation, 77,000
- Kerosine Desulphurisation, 29,000
- Diesel Desulphurisation, 117,500
Terminal Capacity
- Crude Oil:
- Refined Products:
Crude Supply
- Can process heavy and sour crudes
- Uses Venezuelan crude
- It also processes sweet crude from domestic producers, primarily in Texas and Louisiana
Products Produced
- Gasoline, Diesel, LPG, Coke, Jet Fuel
Projects
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Other Information
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History
- 1944 - Refinery commissioned
- 2003 - Revamp of coker
- 2004 - CITGO invested $500 million in the Crude Vacuum Expansion Project (CVEP)/Tier II Program to increase its crude processing capacity to 425,000 barrels per day (bpd), an increase of 105,000 bpd
- 2006 - The Lake Charles Manufacturing Complex completed a cat feed hydrotreater conversion project
