Bp Rotterdam Refinery
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Summary Information
- Ownership: BP
- Website: http://www.bp.com/
- List of BP Refineries
- Location: Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Capacity: 20.0 million tons/annum & 400,000 bbl/day
- Nelson Complexity: 5.6
- Refining Depth:
Brief Description
- BP Refinery Rotterdam is one of the largest refineries in Europe with a large FCC and corresponding high gasoline yield. It is a medium complex plant
Refining Units
- Atmospheric Distillation
- Fluidised Catalytic Cracking Unit
- Gas oil desulphurisation plant
Terminal Capacity
- Crude Oil:
- Refined Products:
Crude Supply
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Products Produced
- LPG, Euro lead-free, Ultimate, super plus, diesel, kerosene (aviation fuel), domestic fuel oil, oil fuel and raw materials for the petrochemical industry
Ongoing Projects
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Other Information
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History
- 1967 - The refinery was commissioned
- 1981 - The FCCU unit was commissioned
- 1997 - BP bought out Chevron's share
- 1998 - The following plants were added, a Sour Water Stripper Unit (SWS), A hydrogen sulphide recovery plant, the H2S-Recovery Unit, A sulphur recovery plant, the Sulphur Recovery Unit (SRU-C) and A gas oil desulphurisation plant, the Hydrofiner-3 Unit.
- 2001 - A Benzene Extraction Plant and a Hydrogen Recovery Unit were commissioned
- 2002 - A desulphurisation plant for petrol components was added
- 2008 - A new plant was commissioned by which the desulphurisation capacity for petrol components was further expanded
Relevant Links
- BP Rotterdam Leaflet
- THE NETHERLANDS: ROTTERDAM REFINERY Facility Fact Sheet
- Jacobs Receives Contract from BP for Rotterdam Refinery
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