Sk Ulsan Refinery

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Summary Information

• Ownership: SK Energy
• Website: http://eng.skenergy.com/
• Location: Ulusan, South Korea
• Capacity: 40.2 million tons/annum & 840,000 bbl/day
• Nelson Complexity:
• Refining Depth:

Brief Description

• One of the worlds largest refineries, Ulusan also very complex, being able to produce high value yields from heavy crudes

Refining Units

• Atmospheric Distillation
  • No. 1 Unit 60,000
  • No. 2 Unit 110,000
  • No. 3 Unit 170,000
  • No. 4 Unit 240,000
  • No. 5 Unit 260,000
• RFCC
  • No. 1 Unit 57,000 bpd
  • No. 2 Unit 60,000 bpd
• HOU 45,000 bpd

Terminal Capacity

• Crude Oil: SK Ulsan Complex has 34 large-scale crude oil storage tanks, storing 16 million barrels of oil. The largest tank is 22 meters in height and 86 meters in diameter.
• Refined Products:

Crude Supply

• Crude oil is carried by oil tankers from the Middle East, South America, and Africa

Products Produced

• LPG, Gasoline, Diesel, Jet Fuel, Asphalt

Ongoing Projects

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Other Information

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History

• 1964 - Commissioning of first crude oil unit of 35,000 bpd
• 1967 - Expansion of refinery to 55,000 bpd
• 1968 - Commissioning of second train of 60,000 bpd
• 1972 - Commissioning of third train of 170,000 bpd
• 1974 - Expansion of second train to 110,000 bpd
• 1991- Launch of No. 4 atmospheric distillation unit (current daily production of 265,000 barrels)
• 1996 - Launch of No. 5 atmospheric distillation unit (200,000 bpd, gross capacity: 810,000 bpd)
• Jan 1997 - Launch of No. 2 heavy oil desulphurization plant (60,000 bpd) and decomposition plant (50,000 bpd)
• 2008 - Launch of No. 2 RFCC plant (60,000 bpd)

Relevant Links

• SK Engineering Projects
• SK Energy Plans to Shut South Korean Crude Units for Maintenance in 2011
• The Ulsan Complex, SK Chem

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