Cressier refinery
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The Cressier refinery is the largest oil refinery in Switzerland ( the only one in operation since the Collombey refinery was closed ) . It is operated by Varo Energy in Cressier in the canton of Neuchâtel .
background
The refinery is located on 74 hectares southeast of the village of Cressier between the Zihl Canal and the A5 motorway . Some of the tanks and the freight yard with 18 tracks are located in the municipality of Cornaux .
The refinery has a total processing capacity of 68,000 barrels per day; In 2009 the average throughput was 53,300 barrels per day, in 2010 it was 50,500 barrels per day. The refinery produces around 25% of all petroleum products sold in Switzerland. The crude oil is on the pipeline Pipeline Sud-Europeen of the port Fos-sur-Mer in Marseille related. The refined products are distributed by rail tank cars and tank trucks . The company employs around 270 people.
history
The Cressier refinery was built in April 1964 on the Zih level, partly on the piled up Vieille Thielle (Alten Zihl). In May 1966 it began operating under the name Compagnie de raffinage Shell , with Shell as the majority shareholder and a stake from Gulf Oil . Shell bought Gulf Oil (Switzerland) in 1983 and became the sole owner. In 1993 the hydrodesulfurization plant was put into operation. In 2000 the refinery was sold to Petroplus , and was then operated by its subsidiary Petroplus Refining Cressier SA .
The Cressier refinery ran into financial difficulties at the same time as the parent company Petroplus at the end of 2011. In mid-January 2012, production was completely stopped because there was no more crude oil available. On 31 January 2012, the Regional Court of Boudry has Petroplus Refining Cressier SA moratorium approved. The refinery was bought at the end of June 2012 by Varo Energy Holding , a joint venture between the raw materials trader Vitol (75%) and Atlas Invest (25%), a financial holding of the entrepreneur Marcel van Poecke, and production started again in the second half of July .
In December 2013, Varo Energy announced that its group of shareholders would be restructured; Instead of Atlas Invest, the financial investor Carlyle (via his vehicle Carlyle International Energy Partners (CIEP) , in which Marcel van Poecke also holds a stake) is taking over with a 50% stake.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ The Carlyle Group and Vitol Group invest in Varo Energy to create a significant new energy midstream group in northwestern Europe. (No longer available online.) In: Press release. Varo Energy, December 19, 2013, archived from the original on February 27, 2014 ; accessed on February 21, 2014 .
Coordinates: 47 ° 2 '25 " N , 7 ° 2' 10" E ; CH1903: 569412 / 210007