Heide refinery
Also known as:
Heide Grasbrook refinery, Raffinerie Heide, Brunsbuttel
Heide Grasbrook refinery, Raffinerie Heide, Brunsbuttel
Heide is a small, medium complexity refinery located in Northwestern Germany.
The refinery is owned and operated by the Klesch Group.
Refinery configuration
Refinery configuration
Complexity: 8.6
Major process units:
Major process units:
Atmospheric distillation - 93 kbpd
Reformer - Continuous (CCR) unit
Refinery history
Refinery history
1940 - Two distillation units commissioned to provide fuel for the war
1944 - Refinery destroyed
1947 - Reconstruction of the plant
1952 - FCC added
1956 - Aromatics plant added
1967 - Acquired by Texaco
1973 - New CDU, vacuum and SRU added
1988 - Texaco Germany operations acquired by RWE DEA
1998 - Hydrocracker added
2002 - DEA and Shell form JV to operate the plant
2004 - Shell acquires full ownership
2010 - Klasch Group acquires the refinery from Shell