Hokkaido Refinery
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Summary Information
- Ownership: Idemitsu Kosan Co
- Website: http://www.idemitsu.com/
- Location: Tomakomai-shi, Hokkaido, Japan
- Capacity: 7.0 million tons/annum & 140,000 bbl/day
- Nelson Complexity:
- Refining Depth:
Brief Description
- A medium sized, medium complexity refinery producing low sulphur fuels
Refining Units
- Atmospheric Distillation
- Vacuum Crude Oil Distillation - 24,000
- Catalytic Cracking - 33,000
- Hydro-Cracking - 16,500
- Catalytic Reforming - 18,000
- Naphtha Desulfurizaton - 27,000
- FCC Gasoline Desulfurization - 10,000
- Middle Distillate Desulfurization - 61,500
- Direct Desulfurization - 42,000
- Residuum Hydrodesulfurization Unit
Terminal Capacity
- Crude Oil:
- Refined Products:
Crude Supply
- Crude oils are mainly from the Middle East and these crude oils contain a large amount of sulfur.
Products Produced
- LPG, Gasoline, Diesel, Jet Fuel
Ongoing Projects
- -
Other Information
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History
- 1973 - Refinery operations started
- 1984 - Hydrocracker commissioned
- 1994 - Residuum Hydrodesulfurization Unit, Hydrogen Unit & Sour Water Stripper added
- 2003 - There was a major fire in the tank farm following an earthquake
- 2004 - The ultra low sulphur gasoline unit was started
Relevant Links
- JGC Refinery References
- Chiyoda Hydrocracking Units
- Chiyoda Sour Water Stripping Units
- Chiyoda Hydrogen Manufacturing Units
- Chiyoda Sulfur Recovery Units
- Chiyoda Residuum Hydrodesulfurization Units
- Chiyoda Gasoline Selective Desulfurization Units
- JGC Refinery References
- Hokkaido refinery fire brought under control
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