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Summary Information

Brief Description

  • A large medium complexity refinery

Refining Units

  • Atmospheric Distillation
  • Vacuum Distillation - 163,200
  • FCC - 138,500
  • Catalytic Reformer - 86,000
  • HF alkylation unit
  • Hydrotreatment
    • Naphtha - 88,000
    • Gasoline - 65,000
    • Other-113,000

Terminal Capacity

  • Crude Oil:
  • Refined Products:

Crude Supply

  • Most of the crude oil processed at Sunoco’s refineries is light-sweet crude oil
  • The refinery processes crude oils supplied from foreign sources
  • Approximately 60 percent of Sunoco’s crude oil supply for its Philadelphia and Marcus Hook refineries during 2010 came from Nigeria
  • The refinery is also processing a small amount of Bakken Crude

Products Produced

  • Gasoline, Diesel, Jet Fuel, Kerosene, Home Heating Oil, Propane, Butane

Ongoing Projects

  • The new joint venture plan the following investments:
    • Upgrade the Catalytic Cracker
    • Build High-Speed Train Unloading Facility at Refinery
    • Build Mild Hydrocracker and Hydrogen Plant
  • See Philadelphia Refinery Upgrade Project for details

Other Information

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History

  • 1988 - Refinery part of acquisition of Atlantic Petroleum Corporation
  • 1994 - Acquired Chevron's Philadelphia Refinery, immediately adjacent to the former Atlantic facility, and set to work combining the two into a single, more efficient refining complex
  • 2009 - Project to reconfigure a previously idled hydrocracking unit to enable desulfurization of diesel fuel completed
  • 2011 - Sunoco announces decision to sell or close the refinery
  • 2012 - Sunoco Enters into Exclusive Discussions with The Carlyle Group to form a JV for the refinery
  • 2012 - The Carlyle Group and Sunoco Agree to Form Philadelphia Refinery Joint Venture

Relevant Links

  1. Sunoco to Exit Refining and Conduct Strategic Review of the Company
  2. Sunoco Refining
  3. 2010 Annual Report
  4. Philadelphia Refinery, CSR Report
  5. Sunoco running Bakken crude at refineries
  6. Sunoco Enters into Exclusive Discussions with The Carlyle Group Regarding Philadelphia Refinery Joint Venture
  7. The Carlyle Group and Sunoco Agree to Form Philadelphia Refinery Joint Venture
  8. Sunoco and The Carlyle Group Complete Formation of Philadelphia Refinery Joint Venture

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