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=== Refining Units === | === Refining Units === | ||
− | Atmopheric Distillation | + | * Atmopheric Distillation |
− | Vacuum Distillation | + | * Vacuum Distillation |
− | Residue Cracking Unit | + | * Residue Cracking Unit |
− | Merox Unit | + | * Merox Unit |
− | Diesel Hydrofiners | + | * Diesel Hydrofiners |
− | Catalytic Reformer | + | * Catalytic Reformer |
− | Isomerisation Unit | + | * Isomerisation Unit |
− | Alkylation Unit | + | * Alkylation Unit |
− | Asphalt Unit | + | * Asphalt Unit |
− | Sulphur Recovery Unit | + | * Sulphur Recovery Unit |
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=== Terminal Capacity === | === Terminal Capacity === | ||
Crude Oil: | Crude Oil: |
Revision as of 09:25, 30 October 2020
Contents
Summary Information
- Ownership: BP
- Website: http://www.bp.com/
- List of BP Refineries
- Location: Western Australia
- Capacity: 7.0 million tons/annum & 146,000 bbl/day
- Nelson Complexity:
Brief Description
- Kwinana is a medium sized, medium complexity refinery.
- It is the largest refinery in Australia
Refining Units
- Atmopheric Distillation
- Vacuum Distillation
- Residue Cracking Unit
- Merox Unit
- Diesel Hydrofiners
- Catalytic Reformer
- Isomerisation Unit
- Alkylation Unit
- Asphalt Unit
- Sulphur Recovery Unit
Terminal Capacity
Crude Oil: Refined Products:
Crude Supply
- Crude oil is delivered to BP Refinery (Kwinana) mostly by ship
- It is sourced from the Middle East, West Africa, Indonesia, New Zealand as well as domestic Australian crude oil
Products Produced
- Petrol, Diesel fuels, Aviation fuel, including jet fuel and aviation gasoline, Bitumen, Fuel oil, Hydrogen, Kerosene, LPG (including propane and butane)
Projects
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Other Information
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History
- 1955 - Refinery commissioned with a design capacity of three million tonnes of crude per year
- 2003 - Aker Kvaerner awarded contract for clean fuels project
- 2020 - BP announces that the refinery is to close down