Ichihara refinery
Also known as:
Kyokuto Chiba, Tonen Chiba, Chiba (ENEOS)
Kyokuto Chiba, Tonen Chiba, Chiba (ENEOS)
The Ichihara refinery is a refinery is a medium sized cracking refinery located in Chiba, near Tokyo Japan.
The refinery is owned Eneos (51%) and CNCP (49%) and operated by ENEOS.
Primarily export-oriented.
CNCP (Petrochina) is responsible for crude sourcing.
Refinery configuration
Refinery configuration
Complexity: 10.1
Major process units:
Major process units:
Atmospheric distillation - 129 kbpd - one unit
Vacuum distillation - 83 kbpd
RCC - 34 kbpd
Hydrocracker - 40 kbpd
Reformer - Semiregen unit - 28kbpd
Refinery history
Refinery history
1968 - Refinery commissioned by Kyokuto Petroleum
1983 - Hydrocracker commissioned
2015 - Kyokuto acquired by Tonen General
2017 - Tonen and KX merged to form JXTG
2020 - CNCP assumed 49% ownership when previous JV refinery with ENEOS was shut down (Osaka).