Tuscaloosa Refinery

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Summary Information

• Ownership: Hunt Refining
• Website: http://www.huntrefining.com/
• Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
• Capacity: 3.6 million tons/annum & 72,000 bbl/day
• Nelson Complexity:

Refining Units

• The CDU has a capacity of 72,000 barrels per day
• The coker has a capacity of 32,000 barrel per day
• Hydrocracker - 15,000 bpd
• The diesel hydrotreater has a capacity of 15,000 barrel per day.
• Continuous Catalytic Reformer - 16,000

Terminal Capacity

• Crude Oil:
• Refined Products:

Crude Supply

• Local heavy crude.

Products Produced

• Hunt Refining Company markets gasoline and distillate fuels, supplies home heating oil and diesel fuel, and is a regional supplier of both paving and industrial grade asphalt.
• Products are partly distributed via the Colonial Oil Products Pipeline

Ongoing Projects

• Hunt recently installed two new units at its Tuscaloosa, Ala. facility using the UOP CCR Platforming™ Process and the UOP Unicracking™ Process.
• The units will help to increase crude throughput by more than 30 percent to 72,000 barrels per day (bpd) and double production of gasoline and diesel.

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History

• 2007 - Hunt refining settle pollution case with EPA
• 2008 - Refinery project launched
• 2010 - Expansion and upgrade project finished

Relevant Links

• UOP Technology Helping Hunt Refining Co. to Double Gasoline and Diesel Output for the Southeastern U.S.
• Hunt Refining Settles Federal Air Pollution Case for $49 Million

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