Refinery configuration

Complexity: 12.4

Major process units:

Atmospheric distillation - 300 kbpd

Vacuum distillation - 97 kbpd

Coker - 19 kbpd - Lummus design

RCC - 96 kbpd - Kellog HOC technology. Stone and Webster feed nozzles. AGG Lummus/Texaco direct coupled cyclones. Belco EDVTM system. Kellogg MagnaCat technology.  Process hydrotreated residue.

Hydrocracker - 51 kbpd

Reformer - 39 kbpd - Continuous - UOP Platformer technology

Reformer - 11 kbpd - Semiregen

Naphtha hydrotreater - 64 kbpd

Kerosene hydrotreater - 11 kbpd

Distillate hydrotreater - 72 kbpd

VGO hydrotreater - 30 kbpd

Resid hydrotreater - 75 kbpd

FCC gasoline hydrotreater - 60 kbpd

Alkylation - 25 kbpd - HF acid

C4 Isomerization - 17 kbpd

C5/C6 Isomerization - 12 kbpd

Aromatics extraction - 16 kbpd

Hydrogen production - 160 MMscfd

Asphalt plant - 31 kpd

Pet coke - 6 kbpd

Sulfur plant - 1142 t/d

Land -  523 acres

Employees - 760

Refinery history

1962 - East Plant acquired by Coastal from Sinclair

1971 - CCR added to East Plant

1983 - West Plant built by Valero

1995 - Coker added (18 kbpd) in East Plant

2001 - Coastal (including East Plant) acquired by El Paso

2001 - East plant acquired by Valero

2004 - FCC gasoline hydrotreater added

2007 - Hydrogen plant expanded

2016 - New distllation tower added (70 kbpd) to increase processing of Eagleford crude. $350 MM project.