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* 2003 - Completion of an upgrading and expansion project that increased the plant's total refining capacity from 165,000 barrels per day (BPD) to 243,000 BPD
 
* 2003 - Completion of an upgrading and expansion project that increased the plant's total refining capacity from 165,000 barrels per day (BPD) to 243,000 BPD
 
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# [[Foster Wheeler Delayed Cokers]]
 
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/archive:foster-wheeler-is-awarded-a-275-million-delayed-coke Foster Wheeler is Awarded a $275 Million Delayed Coker Contract by Valero Refining]
 
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/archive:foster-wheeler-is-awarded-a-275-million-delayed-coke Foster Wheeler is Awarded a $275 Million Delayed Coker Contract by Valero Refining]
 
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/archive:valero-celebrates-expansion-and-future-of-texas-city Valero Celebrates Expansion and Future of Texas City Refinery]   
 
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/archive:valero-celebrates-expansion-and-future-of-texas-city Valero Celebrates Expansion and Future of Texas City Refinery]   

Latest revision as of 15:50, 29 March 2020

Summary Information

  • Ownership: Valero
  • Website: http://www.valero.com/
  • Company Refineries: Valero Refineries
  • Location: Texas City, Texas, USA
  • Capacity: 12.5 million tons/annum & 243,000 bbl/day
  • Nelson Complexity: 11.6
  • Refining Depth:

Brief Description

  • The Valero Texas City Refinery is located on the Texas City Ship Channel, approximately 40 miles southeast of Houston. With several recent upgrading projects, the refinery provides significant feedstock flexibility and product diversity to Valero's Gulf Coast operations

Refining Units

  • Atmospheric Distillation
  • Vacuum distillation
  • Fluid catalytic cracking unit
  • Delayed coker - 45,000 BPD
  • Residual oil solvent extraction unit
  • Gasoline desulfurization unit - 53,000 BPD

Terminal Capacity

  • Crude Oil:
  • Refined Products:

Crude Supply

  • The refinery processes heavy and sour crudes, mostly from Mexico

Products Produced

Projects

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Other Information

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History

  • 1908 - Refinery commissioned
  • 1996 - Gas oil hydrotreater and residual oil solvent extraction units were commissioned
  • 1997 - Valero acquired the refinery
  • 2002 - Foster Wheeler Awarded Delayed Coker Contract
  • 2003 - Completion of an upgrading and expansion project that increased the plant's total refining capacity from 165,000 barrels per day (BPD) to 243,000 BPD

Links

  1. Foster Wheeler Delayed Cokers
  2. Foster Wheeler is Awarded a $275 Million Delayed Coker Contract by Valero Refining
  3. Valero Celebrates Expansion and Future of Texas City Refinery