The Increasing Burden of Oil Refineries and Fossil Fuels in ...
The Increasing Burden of Oil Refineries and Fossil Fuels in ...
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14 <strong>The</strong> <strong>Increas<strong>in</strong>g</strong> <strong>Burden</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Oil</strong> <strong>Ref<strong>in</strong>eries</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Fossil</strong> FuellCalifornia ref<strong>in</strong>eries: How big are they?How dirty is the crude oil to make gasol<strong>in</strong>e, diesel& jet fuel?<strong>The</strong> table below shows crude oil used by each Californiaref<strong>in</strong>ery, split <strong>in</strong>to three big regions. Crude oil is processedthrough heat<strong>in</strong>g, crack<strong>in</strong>g, <strong>and</strong> chemical reactionsto make gasol<strong>in</strong>e, diesel, jet fuel, etc. <strong>The</strong> first columnshows the maximum capacity <strong>of</strong> the ref<strong>in</strong>ery to processcrude oil (a volume <strong>in</strong> barrels per day or bpd), the nextshows the volume <strong>of</strong> crude oil imported to each ref<strong>in</strong>eryfrom outside the US, <strong>and</strong> the last shows the domestic(US) crude oil used at the ref<strong>in</strong>ery. <strong>The</strong> US Energy InformationAdm<strong>in</strong>istration (EIA) provides public data onl<strong>in</strong>eon imported crude oil, but not domestic crude. Domesticcrude <strong>in</strong>formation had to be searched through varioussources <strong>and</strong> was not always available. See notes at end <strong>of</strong>this report. <strong>The</strong> Wilm<strong>in</strong>gton/Carson area makes up almosta third <strong>of</strong> the state’s total ref<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g capacity.(In order <strong>of</strong> largest to smallest<strong>in</strong> each region)MAXIMUMCRUDE OILCAPACITY 2009Barrels/day (bpd)IMPORTED CRUDE USED2006 23 Capacity (bpd)Average Sulfur %Density (API °)DOMESTIC CRUDE USED2006 estimated 24 (bpd)*Less data available — On average—about 80% sour 25LOS ANGELES REGION 1,250,500 bpd, WILMINGTON/CARSON total: 649,000 bpdBPCarsonCONOCOPHILLIPSWilm<strong>in</strong>gton & Carson(two <strong>in</strong>tegrated sites)VALEROWilm<strong>in</strong>gton(previously Ultramar)TESOROWilm<strong>in</strong>gton(previously Shell)CHEVRONEl SegundoEXXON MOBILTorrancePARAMOUNTParamountEDGINGTONLong BeachLUNDAY THAGARDSouth Gate275,000 134,000 bpd – 51%Sulfur: 1.38% SOUR29.88° Intermediate.139,000 68,452 bpd – 49.2%Sulfur: 2.89% SOUR30.44° Intermediate135,000 61,742 bpdSulfur: 1.55% SOUR22.35° Heavy100,00023,645 bpd – 24%Sulfur: 2.7% 26SOUR21.9° 27 Heavy270,000 245,097 bpd – 94.3%Sulfur: 1.61% – SOUR27.79° Intermediate149,000 053,00091,980*51,500*13,976SOURHeavy54,644San Joaqu<strong>in</strong> pipel<strong>in</strong>e & LAbas<strong>in</strong> (SEC)10,879*109,135*0 36,500*35,000 5,903 bpd - 22.7%Sulfur: 1.55% – SOUR 14,671*23.50° Heavy8,5000 6,205*
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