Commerce City Refinery
Summary Information
- Ownership: Suncor
- Website: http://www.suncor.com/
- Location: Denver Colorado
- Capacity: 4.65 million tons/annum & 93,000 bbl/day
- Nelson Complexity:
- Refining Depth:
Brief Description
- The combination of two smaller refineries, it is a complex medium sized plant, capable of processing extra heavy Canadian crude.
Refining Units
- Atmospheric Distillation (3) - 2 Conventional / 1 High TAN capable
- FCCU (2)
- Polymerisation (2)
- Reformer (2)
- Distillate Hydrotreating (2)
- High Sulfur High TAN Gasoil Hydrotreating
Terminal Capacity
- Crude Oil:
- Refined Products:
Crude Supply
- The refinery processes Suncor Synthetics, Canadian Heavy, Colorado Sweet and other Padd 4 crudes
Products Produced
- LPG, Gasoline (all grades, low octane ”regional”, ethanol blending), LSD/ULSD, Jet, Asphalt (PG grade capable)
Ongoing Projects
- In 2006, the Commerce City Refinery Project Odyssey was completed
Other Information
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History
- 1978 - Three people were killed in an explosion that occurred in a polymerization unit at the refinery
- 2003 - Suncor Energy bought the west refinery from Conoco
- 2005 - Suncor purchased the east refinery from Valero
- 2006 - Project Odyssey is completed
- 2011 - Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment issued orders to Suncor Energy to clean up a release of petroleum products
Relevant Links
- Suncor Denver Refinery Overview
- Commerce City, CO Oil Refinery Blast, Oct 1978
- Suncor Energy completes upgrade to its Commerce City refinery
- Suncor Energy acquires second refinery near Denver, Colorado
- Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment updates Suncor cleanup orders to address evolving situation
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