Difference between revisions of "Aruba Refinery"

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Summary Information
 
Summary Information
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Ownership: Valero
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Website: http://www.valero.com/
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* Ownership: Valero
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List of Valero Refineries
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* Website: http://www.valero.com/
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Location: San Nicolas, Aruba
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** List of [[Valero Refineries]]
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Capacity: 11.75 million tons/annum & 235,000 bbl/day
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* Location: San Nicolas, Aruba
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Nelson Complexity:
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* Capacity: 11.75 million tons/annum & 235,000 bbl/day
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Refining Units
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* Nelson Complexity:  
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Atmospheric Distillation Units
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Vacuum Distillation Unit - 160,000
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+++ Refining Units
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Delayed Cokers - 64,000
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Visbreaker - 42,000
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* Atmospheric Distillation Units
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Hydrotreatment units
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* Vacuum Distillation Unit - 160,000
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Terminal Capacity
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* Delayed Cokers - 64,000
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Crude Oil:
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* Visbreaker - 42,000
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Refined Products:
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* Hydrotreatment units
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Total: Sixty-three storage tanks with almost 12 million barrels of storage capacity
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Crude Supply
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+++ Terminal Capacity
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Lower-cost heavy sour crude oil including Maya Crude Oil
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Products Produced
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* Crude Oil:  
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High quality distillates
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* Refined Products:  
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Semi finished motor fuels to be upgraded in Valero's other refineries
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* Total: Sixty-three storage tanks with almost 12 million barrels of storage capacity  
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Ongoing Projects
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Valero did plan to build an the Aruba LNG Terminal to supply the refinery with natural gas
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+++ Crude Supply
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Other Information
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* Lower-cost heavy sour crude oil including [[Maya Crude Oil]]
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The refinery has been closed down
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History
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+++ Products Produced
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Commissioned in 1929 by Standard Oil
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* High quality distillates
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1985 - Shut down by Exxon
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* Semi finished motor fuels to be upgraded in Valero's other refineries
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1990 - Restarted by Coastal Oil
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2004 - Purchased by Valero from El Paso Energy
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+++ Ongoing Projects
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2009 - Refinery mothballed for economic reasons
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* Valero did plan to build an the [[[Aruba LNG Terminal]]] to supply the refinery with natural gas
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2010 - Valero announces the restart of the refinery
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2012 - Valero announces indefinite mothballing of the refinery
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+++ Other Information
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2012 - Valero announces the layoff of workers and conversion to terminal
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* The refinery has been [[Refineries That Are Closed Down | closed down]]
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+++ History
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* Commissioned in 1929 by Standard Oil
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* 1985 - Shut down by Exxon
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* 1990 - Restarted by Coastal Oil  
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* 2004 - Purchased by Valero from El Paso Energy  
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* 2009 - Refinery mothballed for economic reasons
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* 2010 - Valero announces the restart of the refinery
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* 2012 - Valero announces indefinite mothballing of the refinery
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* 2012 - Valero announces the layoff of workers and conversion to terminal
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=== Links ===
 
=== Links ===
 
# [http://www.valero.com/OurBusiness/OurLocations/Refineries/Pages/Aruba.aspx Refinery Webpage]
 
# [http://www.valero.com/OurBusiness/OurLocations/Refineries/Pages/Aruba.aspx Refinery Webpage]

Latest revision as of 10:17, 3 July 2024

Summary Information

+++ Refining Units

  • Atmospheric Distillation Units
  • Vacuum Distillation Unit - 160,000
  • Delayed Cokers - 64,000
  • Visbreaker - 42,000
  • Hydrotreatment units

+++ Terminal Capacity

  • Crude Oil:
  • Refined Products:
  • Total: Sixty-three storage tanks with almost 12 million barrels of storage capacity

+++ Crude Supply

+++ Products Produced

  • High quality distillates
  • Semi finished motor fuels to be upgraded in Valero's other refineries

+++ Ongoing Projects

  • Valero did plan to build an the [[[Aruba LNG Terminal]]] to supply the refinery with natural gas

+++ Other Information

+++ History

  • Commissioned in 1929 by Standard Oil
  • 1985 - Shut down by Exxon
  • 1990 - Restarted by Coastal Oil
  • 2004 - Purchased by Valero from El Paso Energy
  • 2009 - Refinery mothballed for economic reasons
  • 2010 - Valero announces the restart of the refinery
  • 2012 - Valero announces indefinite mothballing of the refinery
  • 2012 - Valero announces the layoff of workers and conversion to terminal

Links

  1. Refinery Webpage
  2. Valero Enters Into Purchase Agreement To Acquire El Paso's Aruba Refinery And Related Assets
  3. Valero plans to shut Aruba refinery up to 3 months
  4. Valero Announces Plans for LNG Project, Decision to Restart Aruba Refinery Units
  5. Valero Energy to Suspend Refining Operations At Aruba
  6. Valero Energy to Convert Aruba Refinery to Terminalling Operation