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In 1997, Conoco and Pennzoil Products Company began full-scale operations of a new, $500 million hydrocracker at its Lake Charles, La., complex. The refining process technology produces high-quality base oils that in turn allow the production of improved motor oils, transmission fluids and other industrial lubricants.
The Lake Charles Refinery located in Westlake, Louisiana is Conoco's largest refinery, with a capacity of 248,000 barrels per day. The refinery processes both heavy, high-sulphur crude and low-sulphur crude and produces a full range of fuel products.
The initial project commenced back in 1994 and involved the construction of a lube oil hydrocracker facility, which was situated near to the existing Westlake refinery. Later the hydrocracker named Excel Paralubes underwent a capacity expansion program, and more recently the Conoco Refinery began a major turnaround regarding its production focus.
CONSTRUCTION OF WESTLAKE HYDROCRACKER FACILITY
This was a 50-50 joint venture project between Conoco and Pennzoil Products Company. The partners together constructed a lube oil hydrocracker facility requiring an investment in the region of $500 million, which was raised on a project-financing basis.
The facility, which was given the joint venture name of Excel Paralubes, aimed to produce more than 15,000 barrels/day of high-quality base oils when fully operational. Base oils are the basic ingredients in finished lubricants. Site preparation work began in June 1994 and construction was completed within 33 months. Conoco acted as construction manager and operator of the lubricating base oil plant with support positions staffed by both partners.
Separately, Conoco committed an additional $250 million to increase the existing refinery's processing capacity and gasoline production capability. This brought the total project cost to approximately $750 million and created approximately 2,500 jobs at peak construction and about 200 permanent jobs when completed in 1997.
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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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