The New Zealand Refining Company
Summary Information
- Ownership: New Zealand Refining Company (BP, Exxon Mobil, Aotea Energy Limited, Garlow Management Incorporated and Chevron)
- Website: http://www.nzrc.co.nz/
- Location: Whangarei Harbour, New Zealand
- Capacity: 6.75 million tons/annum & 135,000 bbl/day
- Nelson Complexity:
- Refining Depth:
Brief Description
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Refining Units
- Atmospheric Distillation
- High Vacuum Unit
- Desulphurisation
- Gasoline
- Kerosene
- Diesel
- Platformer
- Butane De-Asphalting Unit
- Bitumen Unit
- Hydrocracker
- Sulphur Recovery
Terminal Capacity
- Crude Oil:
- Refined Products:
Crude Supply
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Products Produced
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Ongoing Projects
- New greenfield Platforming unit with continuous catalyst regeneration (CCR).
- Revamp of naphtha hydrotreating unit (NHT), including new naphtha splitter column.
- Expected capital cost to be ~NZ$400-$500 million.
- First phase (CCR) expected to be commissioned in 2015, and the second phase (NHT revamp) expected to be commissioned in 2016
Other Information
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History
- 1964 - the refinery was officially opened
- 2010 - A $190 million expansion increased refinery capacity by 15 percent to around 135,000 barrels per day
- 2012 - CCR project receives the support of the shareholders
Relevant Links
- Analysts Presentation - February 2011
- Refinery expansion means NZ more self reliant
- Refining NZ Shareholders say yes to expansion
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