Valero Corpus Christi Refinery

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Summary Information

• Ownership: Valero
• Website: http://www.valero.com/
  • Company Refineries: Valero Refineries
• Location: Corpus Christi, Texas
• Capacity : 15.75 million tons/annum & 315.000 bbl/day
• Nelson Complexity:

Refining Units

• CDU, VDU
• Hydrocrackers - 36.000 & 15.000 bpd
• Catalytic reformer

Terminal Capacity

• Crude Oil:
• Refined Products:

Crude Supply

• This facility is capable of processing heavy, high-sulfur crude oil

Products Produced

• Specializes in the production of environmentally clean fuels and products, primarily RFG and ultra-low-sulfur diesel and also asphalt and petroleum coke

Ongoing Projects

• NuStar Energy L.P.is investing in pipeline revamps and construction to supply crude from the Eagle Ford Shale Oil Field to the refinery.
• The pipelines will be completed in 2012

Other Information

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History

• Valero commissioned the grass-roots Corpus Christi refinery in 1983, now referred to as the Corpus Christi Refinery West Plant.
• This facility is considered one of the most complex refineries in the world and specializes in the production of environmentally clean fuels and products, primarily RFG and ultra-low-sulfur diesel.
• In 2001 Valero acquired a 115,000 barrels per day (BPD) refinery, now referred to as the Corpus Christi Refinery East Plant, located less than a mile from the flagship refinery in Corpus Christi.
• This facility is capable of processing heavy, high-sulfur crude oil into light products, asphalt and petroleum coke.
• Combined, the East and West plant facilities have a total feedstock throughput capacity of about 315,000 BPD.

Relevant Links

• Refinery Webpage
• Maintenance News, Feb 2010
• NuStar, Valero Agree to South Texas Pipeline Projects Aimed at Increasing Transportation of Eagle Ford and Other Crude Sources

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