Tuscaloosa
Also known as:
Hunt Refining
Tuscaloosa is a small, high conversion refinery in located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama in the US.
The refinery is 100% owned and operated by Hunt Refining.
The refinery processes heavy sour crude.
Products include transportation fuels and asphalt, which are distributed in the Southeast US.
Refinery configuration
Complexity: 14.5
Major process units:
Atmospheric distillation - 50 kbpd
Vacuum distillation - 25 kbpd
Coker - 34 kbpd - Lummus technology
Hydrocracker - 21 kbpd
Reformer - 15 kbpd - Continuous
Naphtha hydrotreater - 12 kbpd
Kerosene hydrotreater - 3 kbpd
Distillate hydrotreater - 24 kbpd
VGO hydrotreater - 11 kbpd
C5/C6 Isomerization - 4 kbpd
Hydrogen production - 40 MMscfd
Asphalt plant - 25 kpd
Pet coke - 7 kbpd
Sulfur plant - 195 t/d
Refinery history
1946 - Refinery commissioned by Hunt Oil with 3.5 kbpd capacity, focused on asphalt production
1976 - Third major expansion to 35 kb/d
1981 - Coker added
1984 - Pipeline connection to Colonial added
1986 - Name change to Hunt Refining
1991 - Capacity increase to 40 kb/d
2010 - Expansion and upgrade project, coker, hydrogen plant, and CCR reformer expanded; hydrocracker and C5 isomerization added
2013 - Heated rail car unloading added to allow access to Western Canadian crude