Cressier Refinery

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Summary Information

• Ownership: Vitol / AltasInvest
• Website:
  • http://www.vitol.com/
  • http://www.atlasinvest.eu/
  • List of Vitol Refineries
• Location: near Neuchâtel in the French part of Switzerland
• Capacity: 3.4 Million tons/annum & 68,000 bbl/day
• Nelson Complexity:

Refining Units

• An atmospheric distillation unit;
• a vacuum distillation unit;
• an isomerization unit;
• a catalytic reforming unit;
• a desulfurization unit for naphtha, kerosene and gasoil;
• a thermal cracking unit;
• a visbreaking unit
• a bitumen plant.

Terminal Capacity

• Crude Oil:
• Refined Products:

Crude Supply

• The refinery's crude oil supply arrives via The South European Pipeline from the marine shipping terminal in Fos-sur-Mer in the south of France.

Products Produced

• Gasoline, diesel, blended diesel and jet fuel

Ongoing Projects

• -

Other Information

• -

History

• 2000 - Petroplus bought the refinery from Shell
• 2011 - Refinery temporarily closed due to Petroplus liquidity problems
• 2012 - Vitol & Atlas Invest acquire the refinery

Relevant Links

• Refinery Webpage
• Refinery Flow Diagram
• Petroplus Provides Update Regarding Its Revolving Credit Facility and Operations of the Petit Couronne, Antwerp and Cressier Refineries
• Vitol and AtlasInvest enter into a definitive agreement with Petroplus for the purchase of the Cressier Refinery

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