Yokkaichi Refinery

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Summary Information

• Ownership: Cosmo Oil
• Website: http://www.cosmo-oil.co.jp/
• Location: Yokkaichi, Japan
• Capacity: 6.25 million tons/annum & 125,000 bbl/day
• Nelson Complexity:
• Refining Depth:

Brief Description

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Refining Units

• Atmospheric DistillationNo.5 90,000 barrels / day
• No.6 Topping Unit 85,000 barrels / day
• No.3 Vacuum Distillation Unit
• (for Lubricating Oil) 14,000 barrels / day
• No.5 Vacuum Flasher Unit 60,000 barrels / day
• No.2 Mild Hydro Cracking Unit 24,000 barrels / day
• No.1 Sulfur Recovery Unit 100 t / day
• No.2 Sulfur Recovery Unit 100 t / day
• Hydrogen Producing Unit 320,000 m3N / day
• Hydrogen Recovery Unit 55,500 m3N / day
• Light Naphtha Hydrodesulfurization Unit 7,000 barrels / day
• No.3 Kerosene & Gas Oil Hydrodesulfurization Unit 35,000 barrels / day
• No.4 Kerosene & Gas Oil Hydrodesulfurization Unit 30,000 barrels / day
• No.2 Catalytic Reformer
• ·Reformate Splitter 8,000 barrels / day
• No.3 Catalytic Reformer (Contimuous regeneration units) & ;Reformate Splitter 13,500 barrels / day
• Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit 31,000 barrels / day
• FCCGasoline Hydrodesulfurization Unit 18,000 barrels / day
• No.1 Benzol-Ketone Dewaxing Unit 1,550 barrels / day
• No.2 Benzol-Ketone Dewaxing Unit 3,000 barrels / day
• No.1 Furfural Extraction Unit 1,800 barrels / day
• No.2 Furfural Extraction Unit 4,600 barrels / day
• Filter Press Dewaxing Unit 2,140 barrels / day
• No.1 Lubricating Oil Hydrofinishing Unit 4,000 barrels / day
• No.2 Lubricating Oil Hydrofinishing Unit 2,800 barrels / day
• Asphalt Unit 1,300 t / day
• Tail Gas Treating Unit 432,000 m3N / hour

Terminal Capacity

• Crude Oil: 896,490kl
• Refined Products: 1,033,420kl

Crude Supply

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Products Produced

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Ongoing Projects

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Other Information

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History

• 1943 - Refinery commissioned
• 2010 - Nameplate capacity reduced by 50,000 to 125,000 bbl/day

Relevant Links

• Yokkaichi Refinery, Cosmo Oil
• Reduction of CDU Nameplate Capacity

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