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* Website: http://www.chevron.com/ | * Website: http://www.chevron.com/ | ||
* List of [[Chevron Refineries]] | * List of [[Chevron Refineries]] | ||
| + | * Wiki Page: [[Richmond Refinery]] | ||
* Location: Richmond, California, USA | * Location: Richmond, California, USA | ||
* Capacity: 12.0 million tons/annum & 240,000 bbl/day | * Capacity: 12.0 million tons/annum & 240,000 bbl/day | ||
* Nelson Complexity: | * Nelson Complexity: | ||
| − | * Project Stage: | + | * Project Stage: completed in 2018 |
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* Budget: | * Budget: | ||
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=== The Project === | === The Project === | ||
* Project Type: Upgrade | * Project Type: Upgrade | ||
* Project Summary: | * Project Summary: | ||
** A new, more efficient hydrogen plant with the capacity to supply other Bay Area refineries as well as Chevron | ** A new, more efficient hydrogen plant with the capacity to supply other Bay Area refineries as well as Chevron | ||
| − | Equipment improvements to enable the refinery to process higher-sulfur feedstocks with a reduction in sulfur emissions | + | ** Equipment improvements to enable the refinery to process higher-sulfur feedstocks with a reduction in sulfur emissions |
* Main Contractors: | * Main Contractors: | ||
** Praxair will build the hydrogen facility to produce a capacity of 260 million cubic feet of hydrogen per day | ** Praxair will build the hydrogen facility to produce a capacity of 260 million cubic feet of hydrogen per day | ||
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* Licences | * Licences | ||
** Lurgi: Hydrogen Unit | ** Lurgi: Hydrogen Unit | ||
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=== Refining Units === | === Refining Units === | ||
* Hydrogen Unit - 260 million cubic feet of hydrogen per day | * Hydrogen Unit - 260 million cubic feet of hydrogen per day | ||
* Co-Generation Unit | * Co-Generation Unit | ||
| − | === Terminal Capacity | + | === Terminal Capacity === |
* Crude Oil: | * Crude Oil: | ||
* Refined Products: | * Refined Products: | ||
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=== Crude Supply === | === Crude Supply === | ||
* The refinery will process more sour crude oil | * The refinery will process more sour crude oil | ||
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* 2009 - A California court halted construction | * 2009 - A California court halted construction | ||
* 2011 – Chevron submitted a Conditional Use Permit application to the city of Richmond initiating a process to obtain approval for the construction of operational and environmental improvements | * 2011 – Chevron submitted a Conditional Use Permit application to the city of Richmond initiating a process to obtain approval for the construction of operational and environmental improvements | ||
| + | * 2018 - The project was completed | ||
=== Other Information === | === Other Information === | ||
* The project initially involved the installation of a reformer unit to replace older existing facilities, but falling gasoline demand has forced Chevron to change its mind | * The project initially involved the installation of a reformer unit to replace older existing facilities, but falling gasoline demand has forced Chevron to change its mind | ||
Latest revision as of 15:04, 12 March 2020
Contents
Summary Information
- Ownership: Chevron
- Website: http://www.chevron.com/
- List of Chevron Refineries
- Wiki Page: Richmond Refinery
- Location: Richmond, California, USA
- Capacity: 12.0 million tons/annum & 240,000 bbl/day
- Nelson Complexity:
- Project Stage: completed in 2018
- Budget:
The Project
- Project Type: Upgrade
- Project Summary:
- A new, more efficient hydrogen plant with the capacity to supply other Bay Area refineries as well as Chevron
- Equipment improvements to enable the refinery to process higher-sulfur feedstocks with a reduction in sulfur emissions
- Main Contractors:
- Praxair will build the hydrogen facility to produce a capacity of 260 million cubic feet of hydrogen per day
- WorleyParsons: front-end engineering design (FEED), detailed design, and equipment procurement services
- Licences
- Lurgi: Hydrogen Unit
Refining Units
- Hydrogen Unit - 260 million cubic feet of hydrogen per day
- Co-Generation Unit
Terminal Capacity
- Crude Oil:
- Refined Products:
Crude Supply
- The refinery will process more sour crude oil
Products Produced
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History
- 2008 - Construction has officially begun on the Richmond Refinery’s Renewal Project
- 2009 - A California court halted construction
- 2011 – Chevron submitted a Conditional Use Permit application to the city of Richmond initiating a process to obtain approval for the construction of operational and environmental improvements
- 2018 - The project was completed
Other Information
- The project initially involved the installation of a reformer unit to replace older existing facilities, but falling gasoline demand has forced Chevron to change its mind
