Marathon Petroleum Begins Construction on $160 Million Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel Project in Ohio

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Marathon Petroleum Company LLC has begun construction on a $160 million ultra-low-sulfur diesel project at its refinery in Canton, Ohio. The civil work portion of the project started in March 2008, and the unit's start-up is anticipated in late 2009 or early 2010. The company has awarded the engineering, procurement and construction contract to Burns & McDonnell (Kansas City, Missouri). The project will consist of constructing a 20,000-barrel-per-day (BBL/d) medium-pressure diesel hydrotreater and associated off-site utilities.

Marathon Petroleum Company LLC, part of Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE: MRO) (Houston, Texas), currently has seven refineries with an estimated crude capacity of 974,000 BBL/d. The refineries are located in Garyville, Louisiana; Catlettsburg, Kentucky; Robinson, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Canton, Ohio; Texas City, Texas; and Saint Paul Park, Minnesota. The Canton refinery, built in 1931, has 300 employees and a capacity of 73,000 BBL/d. The refinery produces gasoline, diesel, kerosene, propane, sulfur, asphalt, roofing flux, home heating oil and industrial fuel oil.

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