Age Refining San Antonio Refinery
Summary Information
- Ownership: NuStar
- Website: http://www.nustarenergy.com/
- Location: San Antonio, Texas
- Capacity: 0.72 million tons/annum & 14,500 bbl/day
- Nelson Complexity:
Refining Units
- Crude Distillation - 13,500 bbl/day
- Solvent Distillation Unit - 1,500 bbl/day
Terminal Capacity
- The storage and distribution system of the refinery includes a tank farm of 162 tanks ranging in capacity from 40 to 10,000 barrels, two additive blend systems, a tank car loading facility and two transport loading systems.
Crude Supply
- The unit was designed to process Sweet South Texas condensate or a blend of South Texas Condensate and South Texas Light Sweet crude with a gravity of 40 - 53 APT and sulfur of less than .05 % wt.
- Crude is also supplied from the Eagle Ford Shale. NuStar plans to increase the crude supplied from this source.
Products Produced
- Jet Fuel, Diesel, Fuel Oil & Solvents
Ongoing Projects
- NuStar is upgrading safety at the refinery
Other Information
- The company filed for bankruptcy in January 2010
- May 2010 - A truck exploded at the refinery
History
- In January of 1991 AGE Refining purchased the refinery from Howell Hydrocarbons.
- 2011 - NuStar Energy Agrees to Purchase Assets of AGE Refining
Relevant Links
- NPRA United States Refining and Storage Capacity Report
- AGE Refining expecting to emerge from Chapter 11 soon February 2010
- AGE Refining wins $84 million DoD contract
- Texas Refinery Explosion Hurts Worker
- NuStar Energy Agrees to Purchase Assets of AGE Refining
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