Toledo (Cenovus) refinery

The Toledo refinery is a medium sized, high conversion refinery located in Toledo, Ohio.

The refinery is owned and operatd by Cenovus.

The refinery processes heavy sour crude from Western Canada.

In August 2022, Cenovus announced  plans to acquire BP's share of the refinery and become the sole owner and operator. The deal closed in March 2023.

Refinery configuration

Complexity: 11.1

Major process units:

Atmospheric distillation - 160 kbpd

Vacuum distillation - 73 kbpd

Coker - 36 kbpd - two units:

DC-A (~18 kbpd) - Foster Wheeler

DC-B (~16 kbpd) - Foster Wheeler, 2 drum, 27 foot diameter drums

RCC - 55 kbpd

Hydrocracker - 32 kbpd - Cevron Isocracker

Reformer - 43 kbpd - Continuous, KBR

Naphtha hydrotreater - 42 kbpd

Distillate hydrotreater - 23 kbpd

VGO hydrotreater - 53 kbpd

Alkylation - 12 kbpd

Asphalt plant - 9 kpd

Pet coke - 10 kbpd

Sulfur plant - 462 t/d

Land -  585 acres

Location

4001 Cedar Point Rd, Oregon, OH 43616 USA

Toledo refinery website

Refinery history

1921 - Refinery built by Standard Oil of Ohio (Sohio)

1947- Original coker DC-A added - ABB design

1962 - Hydrocracker added

1968 - Sohio merged with BP

1982 - DC-A Coker retrofitted to Foster Wheeler design

1999 - Second coker added (DC-B)

2008 - BP and Husky form 50/50 JV

2013 - Two reformers and hydrogen plant replaced with a single reformer

2021 - Husky merges into Cenovus

2023 - Cenovus acquired BP's share of the refinery and assumed operatorship