Kurnell Refinery

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Summary Information

• Ownership: Caltex
• Website: http://www.caltex.com.au/
• Location: Sydney, Australia
• Capacity: 6.75 million tons/annum & 135,000 bbl/day
• Nelson Complexity:
• Refining Depth:

Brief Description

• A medium sized medium complexity refinery

Refining Units

• Atmospheric Distillation
• Fluidised catalytic cracker
• Diesel hydrotreater
• Benzene hydrogenation unit

Terminal Capacity

• Crude Oil:
• Refined Products:

Crude Supply

• -

Products Produced

• Gasoline & Diesel both conforming to low sulphur standards

Ongoing Projects

• Caltex is rationalising the refinery with the closure of certain units

Other Information

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History

• 2006 - Clean fuels project completed with the commissioning of the diesel hydrotreater and benzene hydrogenation units
• 2009 - New Diesel Hydrotreater Unit commissioned
• 2010 - The lubricants refinery was closed
• 2011 - Caltex announced the closure of one FCC and the PDU

Relevant Links

• Caltex Presentation, An Introduction to Caltex
• Expected profit reflects strong refiner margins
• Caltex Starts Up Lytton Hydrotreater
• Rationalisation of process plants at Kurnell refinery

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