Difference between revisions of "Valero Corpus Christi Refinery"

From A Barrel Full
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Line 4: Line 4:
 
* List of [[Valero Refineries]]
 
* List of [[Valero Refineries]]
 
* Location: Corpus Christi, Texas
 
* Location: Corpus Christi, Texas
* Capacity : 15.75 million tons/annum & 315.000 bbl/day
+
* Capacity : 18.5 million tons/annum & 370.000 bbl/day
 
* Nelson Complexity:
 
* Nelson Complexity:
 +
 
=== Refining Units ===
 
=== Refining Units ===
 
* CDU, VDU
 
* CDU, VDU

Revision as of 07:41, 11 March 2020

Summary Information

Refining Units

  • CDU, VDU
  • Hydrocrackers - 36.000 & 15.000 bpd
  • Catalytic reformer

Terminal Capacity

  • Crude Oil:
  • Refined Products:

Crude Supply

  • This facility is capable of processing heavy, high-sulfur crude oil

Products Produced

  • Specializes in the production of environmentally clean fuels and products, primarily RFG and ultra-low-sulfur diesel and also asphalt and petroleum coke

Projects

  • NuStar Energy L.P.is investing in pipeline revamps and construction to supply crude from the Eagle Ford Shale Oil Field to the refinery.
  • The pipelines were completed in 2012

Other Information

-

History

  • 1983 - Valero commissioned the grass-roots Corpus Christi refinery which is now referred to as the Corpus Christi Refinery West Plant.
  • 2001 - Valero acquired a 115,000 barrels per day (BPD) refinery, now referred to as the Corpus Christi Refinery East Plant, located less than a mile from the flagship refinery in Corpus Christi.

Links

  1. Refinery Webpage
  2. Maintenance News, Feb 2010
  3. NuStar, Valero Agree to South Texas Pipeline Projects Aimed at Increasing Transportation of Eagle Ford and Other Crude Sources
  4. Valero Executes Lease Agreements for El Paso's Corpus Christi Refinery and Refined Product Logistics