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Summary Information

• Ownership: Valero
• Website: http://www.valero.com/
• Location: St. Charles, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
• Capacity: 12.5 million tons/annum & 250,000 bbl/day
• Nelson Complexity:
• Refining Depth:

Brief Description

• A large complex refinery

Refining Units

• Atmospheric Distillation
• delayed coker - 60,000-BPD
• alkylation unit - 13,000-BPD
• fluid catalytic cracking unit (FCCU) that includes a flue-gas scrubber - 90,000-BPD
• continuous catalytic regenerating (CCR) reformer - 25,000-BPD

Terminal Capacity

• Crude Oil:
• Refined Products:

Crude Supply

• -

Products Produced

• -

Ongoing Projects

• See St Charles Refinery Upgrade Project
• The refinery is being upgraded with the addition of a Hydrocracker

Other Information

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History

• 2002 - Continuous catalytic regenerating (CCR) reformer commissioned
• 2003 - Acquired by Valero with the purchase of Orion
• 2008 - Fluor awarded engineering, procurement, construction and construction management services contract, for upgrade project

Relevant Links

• Refinery Webpage
• Air Products to Supply Additional Hydrogen for Two Gulf Coast Valero Refineries
• Acquisition of Orion Refinery

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