St Charles Refinery Upgrade Project
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Summary Information
- Ownership: Valero
- Website: http://www.valero.com/
- Wiki Page: New Orleans Refinery
- Location: St. Charles, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
- Capacity: 12.5 million tons/annum & 250,000 bbl/day
- Nelson Complexity:
- Project Stage: Under construction
- Expected Completion: 2013
- Budget:
The Project
- Project Type: Upgrade
- Project Summary: The project is part of a major growth program for Valero designed to capitalize on the production of ultra-low sulfur diesel transportation fuels through the addition of hydrocracking capacity
- Main Contractors
- Fluor: provide engineering, procurement, construction and construction management services
Refining Units
- Hydrocracker
Terminal Capacity
- Crude Oil:
- Refined Products:
Crude Supply
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Products Produced
- Increased Diesel & Jet fuel
History
- 2008 - Fluor awarded engineering, procurement, construction and construction management services contract
- 2011 - Air Products announces contract to Supply Additional Hydrogen following the upgrade
- 2013 - Hydrocracker successfully commissioned
Other Information
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Relevant Links
- Fluor Awarded Two Valero Hydrocracker Projects Totaling $1.2 Billion
- Air Products to Supply Additional Hydrogen for Two Gulf Coast Valero Refineries
- Valero Starts Up New Hydrocracker Unit at St. Charles Refinery
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