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
- Chiyoda Crude Distillation Units
- Daelim Oil And Gas Projects
- 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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