Valdez Refinery

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Summary Information

• Ownership: Petro Star
• Website: http://www.petrostar.com/
• Location: Valdez Alaska, USA
• Capacity: 3.0 million tons/annum & 60,000 bbl/day
• Nelson Complexity:
• Refining Depth:

Brief Description

• A small simple refinery

Refining Units

• Atmospheric Distillation
• Distillate Hydrotreater

Terminal Capacity

• Crude Oil:
• Refined Products:

Crude Supply

• Alaska North Slope Crude Oil supplied by the Trans Alaska Pipeline System

Products Produced

• Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel, Commercial Jet Fuel, Military JP-8 and JP-5 Jet Fuel, Marine Diesel, Home Heating Oil, Turbine Fuel

Ongoing Projects

• Petro Star recently commissioned a Distillate Hydrotreater

Other Information

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History

• 1993 - Refinery commissioned
• 2008 - Major fire at the refinery
• 2009 - Construction of ULSD unit begins

Relevant Links

1. Petro Star, Refining
2. Valdez Petro Star Refinery Fire
3. Alaska Oil and Gas Association, April 2010

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