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Fast Facts
-- Was accepted into the Occupational Safety and Health Association's (OSHA) Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) as a Star Site, which recognizes it as one of the safest refineries in the nation
-- Total feedstock throughput capacity of approximately 85,000 barrels per day (BPD)
-- Products include gasoline, diesel, kerosene, jet fuel, liquefied petroleum gas, octene, solvents and ammonium thiosulfate fertilizer
-- Employs approximately 250 individuals
Overview
A relatively new facility, the Krotz Springs plant was built between 1979 and 1982 and had additional construction in the late 1980s and 1990s. We acquired this refinery, as well as facilities in Texas City and Houston, when we purchased Basis Petroleum from Salomon Inc. in 1997. With its access to upriver markets on the Mississippi River, the refinery has a distinct logistical advantage over other Gulf Coast plants.
Output
A medium-sized yet efficient facility, the Krotz Springs refinery produces a variety of petroleum products. Primary units include:
83,000-BPD crude distillation unit
34,000-BPD fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) unit
13,000-BPD reformer unit
1,800-BPD methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) unit
6,600-BPD polymerization unit
4,000-BPD isomerization unit
1,000-BPD octene unit
Location/Access
The Krotz Springs refinery is located approximately halfway between Baton Rouge and Lafayette, Louisiana, on the Atchafalaya River. It is positioned on the Colonial pipeline for convenient product transportation to markets in the Southeast and Northeast. The refinery can ship products by barge, pipeline, truck and rail.
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Baton Rouge Refinery (ExxonMobil), Baton Rouge, Louisiana 494,000 bpd
Belle Chasse Refinery (ConocoPhillips), Belle Chasse, Louisiana 250,000 -- offline
Chalmette Refinery (ExxonMobil), Chalmette, Louisiana 183,000 bpd
Convent Refinery (Motiva Enterprises), Convent, Louisiana 255,000 bpd -- offline
Cotton Valley Refinery (Calumet Lubricants), Cotton Valley, Louisiana 13,000 bpd
Garyville Refinery (Marathon Ashland Petroleum), near Garyville, Louisiana 245,000 bpd
Krotz Springs Refinery (Valero), Krotz Springs, Louisiana 85,000 bpd
Lake Charles Refinery (Citgo), Lake Charles, Louisiana 425,000 -- operating
Lake Charles Refinery (Calcasieu Refining), Lake Charles, Louisiana 30,000 bpd
Meraux Refinery (Murphy Oil), Meraux, Louisiana 125,000 bpd -- offline
Norco Refinery (Motiva Enterprises), Norco, Louisiana 242,000 bpd -- offline
Port Allen Refinery (Placid Refining), Port Allen, Louisiana 48,500 bpd
Princeton Refinery (Calumet Lubricants), Princeton, Louisiana 8,300 bpd
Shreveport Refinery (Calumet Lubricants), Shreveport, Louisiana 35,000 bpd
St. Charles Refinery (Valero), Norco, Louisiana 260,000 bpd -- offline
Westlake Refinery (ConocoPhillips), Westlake, Louisiana 247,000 -- operating
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