Pembroke Refinery

Summary Information Ownership: Valero Website: http://www.valero.com/ List of Valero Refineries Location: Pembroke, Milford Haven, West Wales Capacity: 10.5 million tons/annum & 210,000 bbl/day Nelson Complexity: Brief Description A large medium complex refinery with a high gasoline yield. Refining Units Atmospheric Distillation VDU Fluidised Catalytic Cracker HF Alkylation unit, Isomerisation Unit catalytic reforming unit hydrotreating Terminal Capacity Crude Oil: Refined Products: Crude Supply The refinery is able to process heavy crudes It also processes acidic crudes including Doba Crude from the oil fields of Chad in Africa. Products Produced Petrol Diesel Kerosene & jet fuel Fuel oil LPG Petrochemical feedstocks About half of the refineries output is gasoline. Ongoing Projects - Other Information As of March 2010, Chevron announced that it was looking for a buyer for the refinery. Like all gasoline oriented refineries in Europe, a market dominated by diesel, the refinery is not as profitable as it should be given its high complexity. History The refinery was initially owned by the Regent Oil Company, a large domestic marketer of Trinidad-produced oils. 1956 - Regent was fully acquired by Texaco 1982 - A fluid catalytic cracker came on stream 1996 - Texaco acquire Gulf Oil's share of Pembroke Cracking Company 2011 - Chevron has reached an agreement with Valero Energy Corporation to sell the refinery 2011 - Four contractors killed in an explosion 2013 - Foster Wheeler Signs Services Agreement Relevant Links Information from UKPIA Integrated Refinery Managment System Includes Refinery Flow Diagram Saipem Fluidised Catalytic Cracking Units Saipem Alkylation Units Saipem Isomerisation Units Texaco Plans To Acquire Gulf Oil's Interest In Pembroke Cracking Company Chevron to Sell Pembroke Refinery to Valero Foster Wheeler Signs Services Agreement with Valero Refinery in the UK