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=== Brief Description ===
 
=== Brief Description ===
* A large and very complex refinery
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* A large and very complex refinery. It was created by the combination of the Andeavor's Carson Refinery and the [[Tesoro Wilmington Refinery]]
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* It is the largest refinery on the US West Coast
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=== Refining Units ===
 
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* Hydrocracker - 50,000
 
* Hydrocracker - 50,000
 
* Catalytic Reformer - 10,000 + 43,000
 
* Catalytic Reformer - 10,000 + 43,000
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=== Terminal Capacity ===
 
=== Terminal Capacity ===
 
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* Crude Oil:
 
* Refined Products:
 
* Refined Products:
 
=== Crude Supply ===
 
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* It processes ANS (Alaskan North Slope), Middle Eastern and West African crudes
 
* It processes ANS (Alaskan North Slope), Middle Eastern and West African crudes
 
=== Products Produced ===
 
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#  [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:2945 Tesoro Corporation to Purchase BP's Fully Integrated Southern California Refining and Marketing Business]
 
#  [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:2945 Tesoro Corporation to Purchase BP's Fully Integrated Southern California Refining and Marketing Business]
 
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:4223 Tesoro Corporation Receives FTC Clearance for Purchase of BP's Southern California Refining and Marketing Business]
 
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:4223 Tesoro Corporation Receives FTC Clearance for Purchase of BP's Southern California Refining and Marketing Business]
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/archive:marathon-petroleum-corp-and-andeavor-combination-to Marathon Petroleum Corp. and Andeavor Combination to Create Leading U.S. Refining, Marketing, and Midstream Company]
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# [https://abarrelfull.blogspot.com/2024/03/marathon-petroleum-corp-and-andeavor.html Marathon Petroleum Corp. and Andeavor Combination to Create Leading U.S. Refining, Marketing, and Midstream Company]
  
 
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[[Category:Marathon]]
 
[[Category:Marathon]]

Latest revision as of 16:30, 24 March 2025

Summary Information

Brief Description

  • A large and very complex refinery. It was created by the combination of the Andeavor's Carson Refinery and the Tesoro Wilmington Refinery
  • It is the largest refinery on the US West Coast

Refining Units

  • Atmospheric Distillation
  • Vacuum Distillation - 140,000
  • Delayed Coker - 67,100
  • Fluidised Catalytic Cracker - 102,500
  • Hydrocracker - 50,000
  • Catalytic Reformer - 10,000 + 43,000

Terminal Capacity

  • Crude Oil:
  • Refined Products:

Crude Supply

  • It processes ANS (Alaskan North Slope), Middle Eastern and West African crudes

Products Produced

  • Gasoline - 6.3 million gallons/day
  • Jet Fuel - 1.7 million gallons/day
  • Diesel - 1.9 million gallons/day
  • Fuel Gases - 675 thousand gallons/day
  • Propylene - 65,000 lbs/day
  • Calcined Coke - 1,000 tons/day

Ongoing Projects

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Other Information

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History

  • 1938 - Refinery brought on stream
  • 2000 - BP become owner following acquistion of ARCO
  • 2006 - New Vacuum Unit brought onstream to replace outdated unit
  • 2011 - BP announced it was seeking a buyer for the refinery
  • 2013 - Tesoro announced that it was acquiring the refinery
  • 2013 - FTC clearance given for acquistion
  • 2018 - Marathon Petroleum acquired the refinery when it bought Andeavor

Links

  1. Refinery Webpage
  2. BP to Reshape US Downstream Business and Seek Buyers for Texas City and Carson Refineries
  3. Tesoro Corporation to Purchase BP's Fully Integrated Southern California Refining and Marketing Business
  4. Tesoro Corporation Receives FTC Clearance for Purchase of BP's Southern California Refining and Marketing Business
  5. Marathon Petroleum Corp. and Andeavor Combination to Create Leading U.S. Refining, Marketing, and Midstream Company