Nixon Refinery

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Summary Information

• Ownership: Blue Dolphin Energy Company
• Website: http://www.blue-dolphin.com/
• Location: Nixon, Texas, USA
• Capacity: 0.75 million tons/annum & 15,000 bbl/day
• Nelson Complexity:
• Refining Depth:

Brief Description

• A small simple refinery

Refining Units

• Atmospheric Distillation

Terminal Capacity

• Crude Oil:
• Refined Products:

Crude Supply

• The Nixon Refinery will process light, sweet crude oil
• The Nixon Refinery is surrounded by high quality local crude production and benefits from direct pipeline access to crude

Products Produced

• Products will include diesel and jet fuel, as well as naphtha and atmospheric

tower bottoms

Ongoing Projects

• The refinery is currently being recommissioned

Other Information

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History

• 2003 - Refinery mothballed
• 2006 - Refinery acquired by Lazarus Holdings
• 2008 - SMF Energy Corporation acquires a share in the refinery

Relevant Links

1. Blue Dolphin Provides Nixon Refinery Operational Update
2. SMF ENERGY CORPORATION ANNOUNCES INTENT TO MERGE AND CONSOLIDATE WITH REFINERY COMPANY

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