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Released December 13, 2021 | SUGAR LAND
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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--While a large-scale, grassroot refinery hasn't been built in the U.S. since the 1970s, the industry remains strong in its U.S. project activity. Industrial Info has tracked more than $2.7 billion in Refining Industry projects that are planned for completion this year. While most of these projects already have been completed, a few may not make the end-of-year finish line, with late-stage construction or maintenance carrying over into 2022.
One of the largest U.S. refining projects completed this year is demonstrative of a move several refiners are making: a shift to renewable diesel. At its Rodeo Refinery near San Francisco, California, Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX) (Houston, Texas) converted its diesel hydrotreater to produce renewable diesel from feedstocks such as soybean oil. The move effectively cut the hydrotreater's production in half, scaling it down from 16,740 barrels per day (BBL/d) to about 8,000 BBL/d. Geography is important in this case, as California has a low-carbon fuel standard program in place. Other aspects of the company's "Rodeo Renewed" project remain active. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Petroleum Refining Project Database can click here for the project report.
In addition to several maintenance projects, many of the projects completed this year involved upgrades and expansions to existing units. For example, Phillips 66 performed an upgrade to the fluid catalytic cracking unit (FCCU) and expanded the gas oil hydrotreater at its 230,000-BBL/d facility in Ponca City, Oklahoma. The upgrade to the FCCU has improved the yields of gasoline, propylene, butylene and isobutene while reducing light cycle oil production. The expansion to the hydrotreater raised capacity from 24,000 BBL/d to approximately 30,000 BBL/d by adding a second, larger reactor to process a greater percentage of heavy vacuum gas oil. Both projects were started and completed within the space of 2021. Subscribers can click here for the FCCU upgrade and here for the hydrotreater expansion.
Sinclair Oil Corporation (Salt Lake City, Utah) completed upgrades, replacements and expansions on five units at its 25,000-BBL/d refinery in Casper, Wyoming, this year. The sulfur recovery unit was replaced; upgrades were performed to the FCCU; and capacity of the naphtha hydrotreater was expanded by approximately 1,000 BBL/d by replacing heat exchangers and naphtha splitter pumps. The FCCU upgrade will reduce the sulfur content of the gasoline from 30 parts per million (ppm) to 10 ppm to meet Tier 3 gasoline regulations. Subscribers can click here for related project reports.
Maintenance projects accounted for more than $1.5 billion of the U.S. refinery projects completed this year, with Marathon Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:MPC) (Findlay, Ohio), Cenovus Energy Incorporated (NYSE:CVE) (Calgary, Alberta) and Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) (Irving, Texas) taking the lead in regard to the total investment value of these projects. Subscribers can click here for related project reports.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR), with global headquarters in Sugar Land, Texas, six offices in North America and 12 international offices, is the leading provider of global market intelligence specializing in the industrial process, heavy manufacturing and energy markets. Industrial Info's quality-assurance philosophy, the Living Forward Reporting Principle, provides up-to-the-minute intelligence on what's happening now, while constantly keeping track of future opportunities. Follow IIR on: Facebook - Twitter - LinkedIn.
One of the largest U.S. refining projects completed this year is demonstrative of a move several refiners are making: a shift to renewable diesel. At its Rodeo Refinery near San Francisco, California, Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX) (Houston, Texas) converted its diesel hydrotreater to produce renewable diesel from feedstocks such as soybean oil. The move effectively cut the hydrotreater's production in half, scaling it down from 16,740 barrels per day (BBL/d) to about 8,000 BBL/d. Geography is important in this case, as California has a low-carbon fuel standard program in place. Other aspects of the company's "Rodeo Renewed" project remain active. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Petroleum Refining Project Database can click here for the project report.
In addition to several maintenance projects, many of the projects completed this year involved upgrades and expansions to existing units. For example, Phillips 66 performed an upgrade to the fluid catalytic cracking unit (FCCU) and expanded the gas oil hydrotreater at its 230,000-BBL/d facility in Ponca City, Oklahoma. The upgrade to the FCCU has improved the yields of gasoline, propylene, butylene and isobutene while reducing light cycle oil production. The expansion to the hydrotreater raised capacity from 24,000 BBL/d to approximately 30,000 BBL/d by adding a second, larger reactor to process a greater percentage of heavy vacuum gas oil. Both projects were started and completed within the space of 2021. Subscribers can click here for the FCCU upgrade and here for the hydrotreater expansion.
Sinclair Oil Corporation (Salt Lake City, Utah) completed upgrades, replacements and expansions on five units at its 25,000-BBL/d refinery in Casper, Wyoming, this year. The sulfur recovery unit was replaced; upgrades were performed to the FCCU; and capacity of the naphtha hydrotreater was expanded by approximately 1,000 BBL/d by replacing heat exchangers and naphtha splitter pumps. The FCCU upgrade will reduce the sulfur content of the gasoline from 30 parts per million (ppm) to 10 ppm to meet Tier 3 gasoline regulations. Subscribers can click here for related project reports.
Maintenance projects accounted for more than $1.5 billion of the U.S. refinery projects completed this year, with Marathon Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:MPC) (Findlay, Ohio), Cenovus Energy Incorporated (NYSE:CVE) (Calgary, Alberta) and Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) (Irving, Texas) taking the lead in regard to the total investment value of these projects. Subscribers can click here for related project reports.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR), with global headquarters in Sugar Land, Texas, six offices in North America and 12 international offices, is the leading provider of global market intelligence specializing in the industrial process, heavy manufacturing and energy markets. Industrial Info's quality-assurance philosophy, the Living Forward Reporting Principle, provides up-to-the-minute intelligence on what's happening now, while constantly keeping track of future opportunities. Follow IIR on: Facebook - Twitter - LinkedIn.
