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Summary Information
Ownership: Alon
Website: http://www.alonusa.com/
List of Alon Refineries
Location: Bakersfield, California
Capacity: 3.5 million tons/annum & 70,000 bbl/day
Nelson Complexity:
Refining Depth:
Refining Units
Atmospheric Distillation
Vacuum Distillation
Hydrocracker
Diesel Desulphurisation
Sulphur recovery
Terminal Capacity
Crude Oil:
Refined Products:
Crude Supply
The refinery is supplied by crude oil produced in the San Joaquin Valley
Alon plans to configure the refinery for light sweet crude and supply crude by rail
Products Produced
Regular Gasoline, Premium Gasoline, Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel (ULSD), Petroleum Coke, Anhydrous Ammonia, Sulfur, Mixed Butanes, Pentanes, Isobutane, Propane, Raw Gas Oil, Liquefied Petroleum Gas
Ongoing Projects
The Clean Fuel Project which was to increase capacity of high quality automotive fuels, is now unlikely to go ahead
Alon Usa Energy Inc has begun to reconfigure the Bakersfield, California, refinery as a stand-alone vacuum gasoil hydrocracker with start-up expected in June of 2011. Raw material is to be provided by the Paramount Refinery.
Other Information
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History
1932 - Plant opened as Mohawk Refinery producing 1,500 barrels per day (BPD)
1935 - Cracker unit added increasing production to 9,000 BPD
1942-45 - Plant operated jointly with adjacent refinery to produce military fuel from heavy valley crude for war effort.
1970 - Mohawk Refinery acquired by Reserve Oil and Gas Co. Refinery had been producing approximately 40,000 BPD.
1980 - Reserve Oil and Gas acquired by Getty Oil Company, expanding facilities including high-tech truck loading facility. Plant was producing about 45,000 BPD.
1984 - Getty Oil Company assets acquired by Texaco, Inc. including Bakersfield facility which becomes the Texaco Bakersfield Plant; Texaco initiates heavy crude expansion project.
1986 - Texaco purchases Tosco Refinery; integrates facilities, doubling output of gasoline production.
1987 - Independent Valley Energy Company acquired; integrating delayed coker and sulfur recovery unit into Bakersfield Plant; setting stage for significant increases in refining capacity.
1998 - Bakersfield Plant becomes part of the Shell/Texaco Refining and Marketing merger that created Equilon Enterprises, LLC.
2000 - Shell Oil purchases Texaco, Inc. interest; becomes sole owner.
2005 - Flying J Inc. purchases refinery from Shell Oil. Refinery producing about 68,000 BPD.
2010 - Big West of California, LLC plans start of its Clean Fuels Project.
2010 - Alon purchases refinery from Flying J
2011 - Completion of Hydrocracker Project
2014 - Approval given for crude by rail project
Relevant Links
Alon USA Announces Acquisition of Bakersfield Refinery From Flying J
Alon USA Website
Clean Fuels Project pdf
Alon USA will to maximize distillates
Alon USA Announces Completion of Hydrocracker Project at Bakersfield
Alon USA Receives Approval To Construct Bakersfield Rail And Refinery Project

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 * Refined Products:
 === Crude Supply ===
-* The refinery is supplied by crude oil produced in the San Joaquin Valley
+* The refinery was supplied by crude oil produced in the San Joaquin Valley
 * Alon had planned to configure the refinery for light sweet crude and supply crude by rail
-=== Products Produced
+=== Products Produced ===
 * Regular Gasoline, Premium Gasoline, Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel (ULSD), Petroleum Coke, Anhydrous Ammonia, Sulfur, Mixed Butanes, Pentanes, Isobutane, Propane, Raw Gas Oil, Liquefied Petroleum Gas
 === Projects ===
 * The Clean Fuel Project which was to increase capacity of high quality automotive fuels, is now unlikely to go ahead

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-Summary Information
+=== Summary Information ===
-Ownership: Alon
+* The refinery has closed down
-Website: http://www.alonusa.com/
+* Ownership: Alon
-List of Alon Refineries
+* Website: http://www.alonusa.com/
-Location: Bakersfield, California
+* Location: Bakersfield, California
-Capacity: 3.5 million tons/annum & 70,000 bbl/day
+* Capacity: 3.5 million tons/annum & 70,000 bbl/day
-Nelson Complexity:
+* Nelson Complexity:
-Refining Depth:
+* Refining Depth:
-Refining Units
+=== Refining Units ===
-Atmospheric Distillation
+* Atmospheric Distillation
-Vacuum Distillation
+* Vacuum Distillation
-Hydrocracker
+* Hydrocracker
-Diesel Desulphurisation
+* Diesel Desulphurisation
-Sulphur recovery
+* Sulphur recovery
-Terminal Capacity
+=== Terminal Capacity ===
-Crude Oil:
+* Crude Oil:
-Refined Products:
+* Refined Products:
-Crude Supply
+=== Crude Supply ===
-The refinery is supplied by crude oil produced in the San Joaquin Valley
+* The refinery is supplied by crude oil produced in the San Joaquin Valley
-Alon plans to configure the refinery for light sweet crude and supply crude by rail
+* Alon had planned to configure the refinery for light sweet crude and supply crude by rail
-Products Produced
+=== Products Produced
-Regular Gasoline, Premium Gasoline, Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel (ULSD), Petroleum Coke, Anhydrous Ammonia, Sulfur, Mixed Butanes, Pentanes, Isobutane, Propane, Raw Gas Oil, Liquefied Petroleum Gas
+* Regular Gasoline, Premium Gasoline, Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel (ULSD), Petroleum Coke, Anhydrous Ammonia, Sulfur, Mixed Butanes, Pentanes, Isobutane, Propane, Raw Gas Oil, Liquefied Petroleum Gas
-Ongoing Projects
+=== Projects ===
-The Clean Fuel Project which was to increase capacity of high quality automotive fuels, is now unlikely to go ahead
+* The Clean Fuel Project which was to increase capacity of high quality automotive fuels, is now unlikely to go ahead
-Alon Usa Energy Inc has begun to reconfigure the Bakersfield, California, refinery as a stand-alone vacuum gasoil hydrocracker with start-up expected in June of 2011. Raw material is to be provided by the Paramount Refinery.
+* Alon Usa Energy Inc has begun to reconfigure the Bakersfield, California, refinery as a stand-alone vacuum gasoil hydrocracker with start-up expected in June of 2011. Raw material is to be provided by the Paramount Refinery.
-Other Information
+=== Other Information ===
+-
-History
+=== History ===
-- Plant opened as Mohawk Refinery producing 1,500 barrels per day (BPD)
+* 1932 - Plant opened as Mohawk Refinery producing 1,500 barrels per day (BPD)
-- Cracker unit added increasing production to 9,000 BPD
+* 1935 - Cracker unit added increasing production to 9,000 BPD
--45 - Plant operated jointly with adjacent refinery to produce military fuel from heavy valley crude for war effort.
+* 1942-45 - Plant operated jointly with adjacent refinery to produce military fuel from heavy valley crude for war effort.
-- Mohawk Refinery acquired by Reserve Oil and Gas Co. Refinery had been producing approximately 40,000 BPD.
+* 1970 - Mohawk Refinery acquired by Reserve Oil and Gas Co. Refinery had been producing approximately 40,000 BPD.
-- Reserve Oil and Gas acquired by Getty Oil Company, expanding facilities including high-tech truck loading facility. Plant was producing about 45,000 BPD.
+* 1980 - Reserve Oil and Gas acquired by Getty Oil Company, expanding facilities including high-tech truck loading facility. Plant was producing about 45,000 BPD.
-- Getty Oil Company assets acquired by Texaco, Inc. including Bakersfield facility which becomes the Texaco Bakersfield Plant; Texaco initiates heavy crude expansion project.
+* 1984 - Getty Oil Company assets acquired by Texaco, Inc. including Bakersfield facility which becomes the Texaco Bakersfield Plant; Texaco initiates heavy crude expansion project.
-- Texaco purchases Tosco Refinery; integrates facilities, doubling output of gasoline production.
+* 1986 - Texaco purchases Tosco Refinery; integrates facilities, doubling output of gasoline production.
-- Independent Valley Energy Company acquired; integrating delayed coker and sulfur recovery unit into Bakersfield Plant; setting stage for significant increases in refining capacity.
+* 1987 - Independent Valley Energy Company acquired; integrating delayed coker and sulfur recovery unit into Bakersfield Plant; setting stage for significant increases in refining capacity.
-- Bakersfield Plant becomes part of the Shell/Texaco Refining and Marketing merger that created Equilon Enterprises, LLC.
+* 1998 - Bakersfield Plant becomes part of the Shell/Texaco Refining and Marketing merger that created Equilon Enterprises, LLC.
-- Shell Oil purchases Texaco, Inc. interest; becomes sole owner.
+* 2000 - Shell Oil purchases Texaco, Inc. interest; becomes sole owner.
-- Flying J Inc. purchases refinery from Shell Oil. Refinery producing about 68,000 BPD.
+* 2005 - Flying J Inc. purchases refinery from Shell Oil. Refinery producing about 68,000 BPD.
-- Big West of California, LLC plans start of its Clean Fuels Project.
+* 2010 - Big West of California, LLC plans start of its Clean Fuels Project.
-- Alon purchases refinery from Flying J
+* 2010 - Alon purchases refinery from Flying J
-- Completion of Hydrocracker Project
+* 2011 - Completion of Hydrocracker Project
-- Approval given for crude by rail project
+* 2014 - Approval given for crude by rail project
-Relevant Links
+=== Links ===
-Alon USA Announces Acquisition of Bakersfield Refinery From Flying J
+# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/archive:alon-usa-announces-acquisition-of-bakersfield-refine Alon USA Announces Acquisition of Bakersfield Refinery From Flying J]
-Alon USA Website
+# [http://www.alonusa.com/ Alon USA Website]
-Clean Fuels Project pdf
+# [http://www.bigwestca.com/bigwest/ShowProperty/BEA+Repository/bigwestPortal/bigwestDesktop/1_HomePage/links/file1 Clean Fuels Project] pdf
-Alon USA will to maximize distillates
+# [http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/14/us-refineries-alon-bakersfield-idUSWEN769520110214 Alon USA will to maximize distillates]
-Alon USA Announces Completion of Hydrocracker Project at Bakersfield
+# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:988 Alon USA Announces Completion of Hydrocracker Project at Bakersfield]
-Alon USA Receives Approval To Construct Bakersfield Rail And Refinery Project
+#  [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:5435 Alon USA Receives Approval To Construct Bakersfield Rail And Refinery Project]