Gallup refinery

Gallup refinery
	General information about the refinery
other names	Ciniza Refinery
	Operational information
Operating company	Marathon Petroleum
	Processing plant
Input materials	oil
Daily capacity in bbl	26,000
Nelson index	9.9
	Geographical location
Coordinates	35 ° 29 '16.2 " N , 108 ° 25' 29.8" W Coordinates: 35 ° 29 '16.2 " N , 108 ° 25' 29.8" W.
	Location Gallup Refinery
Location	Gallup
State	New Mexico
Country	United States

The Gallup Refinery (English Gallup Refinery) is an American refinery in Gallup , New Mexico . It belongs to the Marathon Petroleum group . Due to the effects on the oil market caused by the Corona crisis , Marathon Petroleum announced the closure in summer 2020.

history

The Gallup refinery is right off Interstate 40 , which was previously Route 66 here . The refinery is connected to the rail network by the BNSF Railway .

The plants were opened in 1957 by the El Paso Natural Gas Company and sold to Shell in 1964 . In 1982 the Shell refinery was sold to Giant Industries . The acquisition of Giant Industries by Western Refining made it the new parent company. In 2017, Western Refining was taken over by Andeavor. In October 2018, the parent company Andeavor was bought by Marathon Petroleum .

In April 2020, Marathon Petroleum announced that the refinery was temporarily ceasing production due to the coronavirus pandemic . At the beginning of August 2020, the parent company announced that the Gallup refinery and the Martinez refinery in California will be shut down.

Technical specifications

The refinery primarily processes the nearby Four Corners Sweet crude oil . The Four Corner Sweet is a light and sweet type of crude oil . Propane, gasoline , distillates, heavy heating oil and feedstock are produced from this high-quality crude oil .

Processing plants

Atmospheric distillation
Vacuum distillation
FCC unit
reformer
Naphtha desulphurization
Diesel desulfurization

Web links

Gallup Refinery in the Petroleum Wiki

Individual evidence

↑ Comprehensive Monitoring Evaluation. (PDF) NM Environmental Improvement Division, 1985, accessed August 6, 2020 .
^ Giant in talks to buy Shell refinery. In: www.upi.com. October 26, 1981, accessed August 5, 2020 .
^ Marathon Petroleum to idle 26,000-bpd Gallup refinery. In: www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com. April 9, 2020, accessed August 5, 2020 .
↑ Associated Press: Oil refinery in Gallup planning to close by end of this year. In: www.abqjournal.com. August 4, 2020, accessed August 5, 2020 .
↑ Marathon Petroleum Corporation Annual Report 2019 (pdf). In: www.annualreports.com. Marathon Petroleum Corporation, February 28, 2020, accessed August 5, 2020 .

[1] Comprehensive Monitoring Evaluation. (PDF) NM Environmental Improvement Division, 1985, accessed August 6, 2020 .

[2] Giant in talks to buy Shell refinery. In: www.upi.com. October 26, 1981, accessed August 5, 2020 .

[3] Marathon Petroleum to idle 26,000-bpd Gallup refinery. In: www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com. April 9, 2020, accessed August 5, 2020 .

[4] Associated Press: Oil refinery in Gallup planning to close by end of this year. In: www.abqjournal.com. August 4, 2020, accessed August 5, 2020 .

[5] Marathon Petroleum Corporation Annual Report 2019 (pdf). In: www.annualreports.com. Marathon Petroleum Corporation, February 28, 2020, accessed August 5, 2020 .