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Summary Information
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=== Summary Information ===
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Ownership: Valero
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* Ownership: Valero
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Website: http://www.valero.com/
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* Website: http://www.valero.com/
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Company Refineries: Valero Refineries
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* Company Refineries: Valero Refineries
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Location: Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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* Location: Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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Capacity: 9.75 million tons/annum & 195,000 bbl/day
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* Capacity: 9.75 million tons/annum & 195,000 bbl/day
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Nelson Complexity:
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* Nelson Complexity:
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Refining Depth:
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* Refining Depth:
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Brief Description
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=== Brief Description ===
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A large medium complexity refinery that processes light sweet crude
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* A large medium complexity refinery that processes light sweet crude
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Refining Units
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=== Refining Units ===
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Atmospheric Distillation
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* Atmospheric Distillation
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Fluidised Catalytic Cracker - 70,000
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* Fluidised Catalytic Cracker - 70,000
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Catalytic Reformer - 36,000
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* Catalytic Reformer - 36,000
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Alkylation unit
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* Alkylation unit
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Desulphurisation
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* Desulphurisation
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Naphtha - 52,000
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* Naphtha - 52,000
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Gasoline - 39,000
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* Gasoline - 39,000
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Diesel - 69,000
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* Diesel - 69,000
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Terminal Capacity
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=== Terminal Capacity ===
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Crude Oil:
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* Crude Oil:
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Refined Products:
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* Refined Products:
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Crude Supply
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=== Crude Supply ===
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Primarily processes light and sweet crude oil received through the Capline Oil Pipeline
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* Primarily processes light and sweet crude oil
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New sources of supply will be available through the Diamond Crude Oil Pipeline
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* The refinery previously received it oil through the [[Capline Oil Pipeline]]
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Products Produced
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* It is now connected to Cushing, through the [[Diamond Crude Oil Pipeline]]
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Nearly 100 percent of production in light products
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=== Products Produced ===
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Conventional gasoline, reformulated gasoline, jet fuel, high and lowsulfur diesel fuel, petrochemical feedstocks and residual oil
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* Nearly 100 percent of production in light products
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Ongoing Projects
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* Conventional gasoline, reformulated gasoline, jet fuel, high and low sulfur diesel fuel, petrochemical feedstocks and residual oil
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Technip is constructing a Hydrogen unit, which is expected to be completed in 2012
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=== Ongoing Projects ===
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Other Information
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* Technip is constructing a Hydrogen unit, which is expected to be completed in 2012
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=== Other Information ===
 
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History
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1941 - Refinery Commissioned
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=== History ===
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2001 - Williams launched clean gasoline project
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* 1941 - Refinery Commissioned
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2003 - Premcor acquired the refinery from Williams
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* 2001 - Williams launched clean gasoline project
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2005 - Refinery acquired with the purchase of Premcor
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* 2003 - Premcor acquired the refinery from Williams
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Relevant Links
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* 2005 - Refinery acquired with the purchase of Premcor
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Refinery Webpage
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* 2017 - The Diamond pipeline opens bringing domestic crude oil to the refinery
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Technip awarded two hydrogen plant contracts in the United States
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=== Links ===
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Williams Memphis Refinery Prepares to Produce Cleaner Gasoline
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# [https://www.valero.com/en-us/Pages/Memphis.aspx Refinery Webpage]
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Premcor 2004 Annual Report
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# [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-oil-diamondpipeline/diamond-pipeline-disrupts-oil-flows-around-u-s-idUSKBN1FI2NT Diamond Pipeline disrupts oil flows around U.S.]
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# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:19 Technip awarded two hydrogen plant contracts in the United States]
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# [http://www.williams.com/newsroom/news_releases/2001/rel810.html Williams Memphis Refinery Prepares to Produce Cleaner Gasoline]
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# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/archive:valero-to-acquire-premcor-in-8-billion-transaction Valero to Acquire Premcor in $8 Billion Transaction]
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# [http://www.valero.com/Financial%20Documents/Premcor%20Annual%20Report%202004.pdf Premcor 2004 Annual Report]
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[[Category:Refinery]]
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[[Category:USA]]
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[[Category:Valero]]

Latest revision as of 09:29, 11 March 2020

Summary Information

  • Ownership: Valero
  • Website: http://www.valero.com/
  • Company Refineries: Valero Refineries
  • Location: Memphis, Tennessee, USA
  • Capacity: 9.75 million tons/annum & 195,000 bbl/day
  • Nelson Complexity:
  • Refining Depth:

Brief Description

  • A large medium complexity refinery that processes light sweet crude

Refining Units

  • Atmospheric Distillation
  • Fluidised Catalytic Cracker - 70,000
  • Catalytic Reformer - 36,000
  • Alkylation unit
  • Desulphurisation
  • Naphtha - 52,000
  • Gasoline - 39,000
  • Diesel - 69,000

Terminal Capacity

  • Crude Oil:
  • Refined Products:

Crude Supply

Products Produced

  • Nearly 100 percent of production in light products
  • Conventional gasoline, reformulated gasoline, jet fuel, high and low sulfur diesel fuel, petrochemical feedstocks and residual oil

Ongoing Projects

  • Technip is constructing a Hydrogen unit, which is expected to be completed in 2012

Other Information

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History

  • 1941 - Refinery Commissioned
  • 2001 - Williams launched clean gasoline project
  • 2003 - Premcor acquired the refinery from Williams
  • 2005 - Refinery acquired with the purchase of Premcor
  • 2017 - The Diamond pipeline opens bringing domestic crude oil to the refinery

Links

  1. Refinery Webpage
  2. Diamond Pipeline disrupts oil flows around U.S.
  3. Technip awarded two hydrogen plant contracts in the United States
  4. Williams Memphis Refinery Prepares to Produce Cleaner Gasoline
  5. Valero to Acquire Premcor in $8 Billion Transaction
  6. Premcor 2004 Annual Report