Kenai Refinery

Summary Information Ownership: Tesoro Website: http://www.tsocorp.com/ Location: Cook Inlet, 70 miles southwest of Anchorage, Alaska Capacity: 3.6 million tons/annum & 72,000 bbl/day Nelson Complexity: Refining Depth: Brief Description A small medium complexity refinery, capable of producing low sulphur fuels Refining Units Atmospheric Distillation Vacuum Distillation Unit - 26,000 Hydrocracker - 13,000 Catalytic Reformer - 14,200 Desulphurisation Naphtha - 22,000 Diesel - 8,000 Gasoil - 22,000 Terminal Capacity Crude Oil: Refined Products: Crude Supply The Nikiski refinery processes approximately 19,000 barrels per day of Cook Inlet crude oil, up to 25,000 barrels per day of North Slope crude originating from the Alpine Field, with the remaining crude oil supply originating from foreign sources such as Indonesia, Africa and other foreign countries Products Produced The refinery produces low sulfur gasoline, jet fuel, ultra low sulfur diesel (USLD), heating oil, heavy fuel oils, propane and asphalt. A 68-mile, 42,000 bpd common-carrier products pipeline transports jet fuel, gasoline and diesel to the Port of Anchorage and the Anchorage International Airport. Wholesale delivery occurs through terminals in Kenai, Anchorage, Tesoro’s Nikiski dock and the Port of Anchorage. Ongoing Projects - Other Information The Kenai or Nikiski Refinery was the first to be opened in Alaska History 1969 - Refinery Commisioned with capacity of 17,000 bpd 1976 - Tesoro constructs pipeline from Nikiski refinery to Anchorage airport and port 1983 - The refinery expands capacity to 72,000 barrels per day 2005 - ULSD project launched Relevant Links Refinery Webpage Alaska Dept of Natural Resources 2009 Annual Report Possible impacts of Prudhoe Bay shut down on Alaska refinery output Tesoro's Kenai Refinery to Produce Cleaner Diesel for Alaska; Tesoro and Flint Hills Resources Alaska to Supply State with Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel