Benicia Refinery
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Summary Information
- Ownership: Valero
- Website: http://www.valero.com/
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- Location: California
- Capacity: 8.5 million tons/annum & 170,000 bbl/day
- Nelson Complexity:
- Refining Depth:
Brief Description
- It is one of the most complex refineries in the United States.
- Approximately 70 percent of the refinery’s product slate is CARB gasoline
- The refinery also has significant asphalt production capabilities
Refining Units
- Atmospheric Distillation
- Vacuum Distillation - 81,300
- Fluid Coker - 29,500
- FCC - 75,300
- Hydrocracker - 34,000
- Catalytic Reformer - 37,200
- Desulphurisation
- Naphtha - 30,000
- Gasoline - 43,200
- Jet Fuel - 15,400
- Diesel - 15,000
- Other Distillate - 5,000
- Heavy Gas Oil - 39,000
- Other - 21,700
Terminal Capacity
- Crude Oil:
- Refined Products:
Crude Supply
- The refinery processes domestic crude from the San Joaquin Valley in California and the Alaska North Slope, along with foreign sour crudes
- Valero is planning to transport domestic crudes by rail to the refinery
Products Produced
- Propane, butane, CARB gasoline, ultra-low-sulfur diesel (ULSD), jet fuel, fuel oil, residual oil and asphalt
Ongoing Projects
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Other Information
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History
- 1968 - Refinery commissioned
- 2000 - Valero acquired the Benicia Refinery from ExxonMobil
- 2001 - Valero acquired the adjacent Asphalt Refinery
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