Placid Refining
Summary Information
- Ownership: Placid Refining Company
- Website: http://www.placidrefining.com/
- Location: Port Allen, Louisiana
- Capacity: 4.0 million tons/annum & 80,000 bbl/day
- Nelson Complexity:
- Refining Depth:
Brief Description
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Refining Units
- Atmospheric Distillation
- Fluidised Catalytic Cracker
- FCC gasoline hydrotreater - 20,000 bpd
Terminal Capacity
- Crude Oil:
- Refined Products:
Crude Supply
- Placid purchases crude oil from North Dakota to Louisiana and from Alabama to South Texas.
- Cargoes of foreign crude oil from Nigeria and the British North Sea have been processed at the Port Allen refinery
- Placid’s connection to two major crude oil pipeline systems allows the company to access a steady and dependable supply of crude oil
Products Produced
- Unleaded Gasoline - Regular, Mid-grade and Super, Diesel Fuel, Commercial Jet Fuel, Military Jet Fuel, Heavy Fuel Oil, Liquefied Petroleum Gas
Ongoing Projects
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Other Information
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History
- 1975 - Placid purchased the refinery
- 2008 - Low sulphur gasoline unit commissioned
- 2009 - Refinery’s capacity from 55,000 barrels to 80,000 barrels per day
Relevant Links
- Louisiana reaches agreement with Placid Refining Company as part of refinery initiative
- Mustang Successfully Completes Low Sulfur Gasoline Project at Placid Refining Complex in Louisiana
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