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| − | Summary Information | + | === Summary Information === |
| − | Ownership: Valero | + | * Ownership: Valero |
| − | Website: http://www.valero.com/ | + | * Website: http://www.valero.com/ |
| − | + | * List of [[Valero Refineries]] | |
| − | Location: located about halfway between San Antonio and Corpus Christi, Texas | + | * Location: located about halfway between San Antonio and Corpus Christi, Texas |
| − | Capacity: 5.0 million tons/annum & 100,000 bbl/day | + | * Capacity: 5.0 million tons/annum & 100,000 bbl/day |
| − | Nelson Complexity: | + | * Nelson Complexity: 13.2 |
| − | Refining Depth: | + | * Refining Depth: |
| − | Brief Description | + | === Brief Description === |
| − | + | * The Valero Three Rivers Refinery is located approximately 70 miles south of San Antonio, and in the heart of Eagle Ford Shale production. It is medium sized and high complexity | |
| − | Refining Units | + | === Refining Units === |
| − | Atmospheric Distillation | + | * Atmospheric Distillation |
| − | Vacuum distillation units | + | * Vacuum distillation units |
| − | Catalytic reformer | + | * Catalytic reformer |
| − | Fluidized catalytic cracking unit (FCC) | + | * Fluidized catalytic cracking unit (FCC) |
| − | Hydrocracker unit | + | * Hydrocracker unit |
| − | Gas oil hydrotreater | + | * Gas oil hydrotreater |
| − | Hydrogen plant | + | * Hydrogen plant |
| − | Alkylation unit | + | * Alkylation unit |
| − | Terminal Capacity | + | === Terminal Capacity === |
| − | Crude Oil: | + | * * Crude Oil: |
Refined Products: | Refined Products: | ||
| − | Crude Supply | + | === Crude Supply === |
| − | Connected to the Corpus Christi refinery complex by a 70-mile pipeline, which has the capacity to deliver 120,000 BPD of crude oil | + | * Connected to the [[Corpus Christi refinery]] complex by a 70-mile pipeline, which has the capacity to deliver 120,000 BPD of crude oil |
| − | Crude from Eagle Ford Shale Oil Field in South Texas | + | * Crude from Eagle Ford Shale Oil Field in South Texas has replaced foreign crude at the refinery |
| − | Products Produced | + | === Products Produced === |
| − | Liquefied petroleum gases (LPGs), propylene, gasoline, kerosene, jet fuel, diesel fuel, No. 6 fuel oil, petrochemicals and sulfur. | + | * Liquefied petroleum gases (LPGs), propylene, gasoline, kerosene, jet fuel, diesel fuel, No. 6 fuel oil, petrochemicals and sulfur. |
| − | + | === Projects === | |
| − | NuStar Energy L.P. | + | * NuStar Energy L.P. invested in pipeline revamps and construction to supply crude from the Eagle Ford Shale Oil Field to the refinery. |
| − | The pipelines | + | * The pipelines was completed in 2012 |
| − | Other Information | + | === Other Information === |
- | - | ||
| − | History | + | === History === |
| − | 1974 - Operations at the refinery commenced | + | * 1974 - Operations at the refinery commenced |
| − | 1978 - catalytic reformer added | + | * 1978 - catalytic reformer added |
| − | 1979 - Vacuum distillation unit was added | + | * 1979 - Vacuum distillation unit was added |
| − | 1981 - A fluidized catalytic cracking unit (FCC) and alkylation unit were added. | + | * 1981 - A fluidized catalytic cracking unit (FCC) and alkylation unit were added. |
| − | 1990 & 1992 the crude unit was expanded again. | + | * 1990 & 1992 the crude unit was expanded again. |
| − | 1991- A continuous catalytic reformer was added in . | + | * 1991- A continuous catalytic reformer was added in . |
| − | 1993 - A hydrocracker unit was built | + | * 1993 - A hydrocracker unit was built |
| − | 1995 and 1996 - A gas oil hydrotreater and hydrogen plant were moved to the plant site | + | * 1995 and 1996 - A gas oil hydrotreater and hydrogen plant were moved to the plant site |
| − | 2002 - One of six refineries acquired in the purchase of Ultramar Diamond Shamrock | + | * 2002 - One of six refineries acquired in the purchase of Ultramar Diamond Shamrock |
| − | + | === Links === | |
| − | Refinery Webpage | + | # [https://www.valero.com/en-us/Pages/ThreeRivers.aspx Refinery Webpage] |
| − | Valero CEO says Eagle Ford crude use increasing | + | # [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/archive:valero-to-acquire-ultramar-diamond-shamrock Valero to Acquire Ultramar Diamond Shamrock] |
| − | NuStar, Valero Agree to South Texas Pipeline Projects Aimed at Increasing Transportation of Eagle Ford and Other Crude Sources | + | # [http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/10/valero-threerivers-idUSWEN752220110210 Valero CEO says Eagle Ford crude use increasing] |
| + | # [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:1265 NuStar, Valero Agree to South Texas Pipeline Projects Aimed at Increasing Transportation of Eagle Ford and Other Crude Sources] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Refinery]] | ||
| + | [[Category:USA]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Valero]] | ||
Revision as of 10:57, 11 March 2020
Contents
Summary Information
- Ownership: Valero
- Website: http://www.valero.com/
- List of Valero Refineries
- Location: located about halfway between San Antonio and Corpus Christi, Texas
- Capacity: 5.0 million tons/annum & 100,000 bbl/day
- Nelson Complexity: 13.2
- Refining Depth:
Brief Description
- The Valero Three Rivers Refinery is located approximately 70 miles south of San Antonio, and in the heart of Eagle Ford Shale production. It is medium sized and high complexity
Refining Units
- Atmospheric Distillation
- Vacuum distillation units
- Catalytic reformer
- Fluidized catalytic cracking unit (FCC)
- Hydrocracker unit
- Gas oil hydrotreater
- Hydrogen plant
- Alkylation unit
Terminal Capacity
- * Crude Oil:
Refined Products:
Crude Supply
- Connected to the Corpus Christi refinery complex by a 70-mile pipeline, which has the capacity to deliver 120,000 BPD of crude oil
- Crude from Eagle Ford Shale Oil Field in South Texas has replaced foreign crude at the refinery
Products Produced
- Liquefied petroleum gases (LPGs), propylene, gasoline, kerosene, jet fuel, diesel fuel, No. 6 fuel oil, petrochemicals and sulfur.
Projects
- NuStar Energy L.P. invested in pipeline revamps and construction to supply crude from the Eagle Ford Shale Oil Field to the refinery.
- The pipelines was completed in 2012
Other Information
-
History
- 1974 - Operations at the refinery commenced
- 1978 - catalytic reformer added
- 1979 - Vacuum distillation unit was added
- 1981 - A fluidized catalytic cracking unit (FCC) and alkylation unit were added.
- 1990 & 1992 the crude unit was expanded again.
- 1991- A continuous catalytic reformer was added in .
- 1993 - A hydrocracker unit was built
- 1995 and 1996 - A gas oil hydrotreater and hydrogen plant were moved to the plant site
- 2002 - One of six refineries acquired in the purchase of Ultramar Diamond Shamrock
