Wakayama Refinery

Summary Information

• Ownership: Eneos
• Website: https://www.eneos.co.jp/
• Location: Wakayama, Japan
• Capacity: 6.5 million tons/annum & 127,500 bbl/day
• Nelson Complexity:
• Refining Depth:

Brief Description

• A complex refinery with cracking capability

Refining Units

• Atmospheric Distillation, 170,000
• Vacuum Crude Oil Distillation, 74,000
• Catalytic Cracking, 39,000
• Alkylation, 3,600
• Catalytic Reforming, 23,000
• FCCG Desulfurization, 14,000
• Middle Distillate Desulfurization, 82,000

Terminal Capacity

• Crude Oil:
• Refined Products:

Crude Supply

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Products Produced

• The oil refinery produces not only gasoline and other oil products, but also lubricants for automobiles and machines, as well as feedstocks for petrochemical products.

Ongoing Projects

• The refinery is to be closed down in 2023

Other Information

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History

• 1941 - Refinery commenced operations
• 1968 - Hydrogen unit commissioned
• 2016 - Merger of Tonen General and JX holdings brought refinery under Eneos control
• 2022 - Eneos announced the planned closure of the refinery

Links

1. Japanese Refining Capacities
2. Chiyoda Hydrogen Manufacturing Units
3. Execution of Memorandum of Understanding regarding Business Integration
4. Optimization of Petroleum Product Manufacturing and Supply Network