Valero Port Arthur Refinery

Summary Information Ownership: Valero Website: http://www.valero.com/ Company Refineries: Valero Refineries Location: Port Arthur Texas Capacity: 15.5 million tons/annum & 310,000 bbl/day Nelson Complexity: Brief Description One of the largest and most complex refineries in the USA Refining Units CDU VDU Delayed coker - 95,000 bbl/day Hydrocracker Alkylation unit Terminal Capacity Crude Oil: Refined Products: Crude Supply Has ability to process 100 percent sour crude oil, of which up to 80 percent can be heavy sour crude oil Under a long-term crude oil supply agreement the company purchases Maya Crude Oil from Pemex Products Produced Conventional, premium and reformulated gasoline before oxygenate blending, as well as diesel, jet fuel, petrochemicals, petroleum coke and sulfur Ongoing Projects see Port Arthur Valero Upgrade Project Other Information Refinery production distributed into the Colonial Oil Products Pipeline, Explorer Oil Products Pipeline and Teppco Pipeline or across the refinery docks into ships or barges History 1901 - Refinery commissioned 2005 - Premcor signes agreement with Air Products for supply of hydrogen 2005 - One of four refineries acquired in the purchase of Premcor 2006 - Expansion project increased throughput capacity from 250,000 bpd to approximately 310,000 bpd, and expanded the coker unit capacity from 80,000 bpd to 105,000 bpd 2008 - Fluor awarded engineering, procurement, construction and construction management services contract for refinery upgrade Relevant Links Refinery Webpage Technip awarded a flare gas recovery contract in the United States Technip awarded EPCM contract for a major expansion of Valero's refinery in the United States Air Products To Construct Second Integrated Hydrogen And Cogeneration Plant At Port Arthur, Texas To Supply Premcor