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=== Refining Units === | === 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 === | === 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
