Teesside refinery
The Teesside Refinery (English Teesside Refinery) was a petroleum refinery near Seaton Carew, in the English region of North East England . 5.85 million tons of Ekofisk crude oil were processed each year . The refinery was shut down by Petroplus on November 5, 2009 and was to be converted into a distribution and storage facility. However, following the bankruptcy of Petroplus, the conversion plan stalled.
The refinery
The refinery went into operation in 1966. It was located in Seaton Carew, which is in the neighborhood of Hartlepool and Middlesbrough . The name of the refinery was derived from the Teesside agglomeration , which in turn was named after the river Tees .
In 1981 one of the two crude oil distillations was shut down and demolished. At the same time, the capacity of the other was increased, so that the crude oil processing capacity could be increased from 4 to 5 million tons / year. In 1996, numerous changes were made to the refinery, such as the installation of new desulphurisation systems and sour water strippers . In 2000, the refinery was sold by Phillips Imperial Petroleum Ltd, now Phillips 66 , to Petroplus .
The refinery was shut down in November 2009 as it required high investment and the refining business suffered from large overcapacities in 2009. Production had already been halted in the second quarter of 2009 for economic reasons, as sales of naphtha products were in deficit. The refinery was to be converted into a terminal for the storage and handling of petroleum products. The project stalled with the bankruptcy of Petroplus.
The processing facilities
The refinery sprawled over 40 hectares and when it was shut down, it consisted of:
- a crude oil distillation (117,000 barrels / d)
- a hydrotreater for distillates (32,000 barrels / d)
- Sulfur recovery (4 tons / d)
- Tank and delivery systems
Only the light and sweet Ekofiskroöl, which was obtained directly through a pipeline , was processed in the refinery . By focusing on just one type of crude oil, operations became increasingly unprofitable. The products were mainly shipped to the North East of the UK by truck and tank wagon. The refinery's crude oil tanks held 2.4 million barrels, 0.9 million of which were stored in tanks and 1.5 in underground salt domes owned by neighboring SABIC.
The Nelson index, which indicates the complexity of processing, was very low at 2.1.
Products
The yield of the products consisted of:
- 33% diesel
- 5% kerosene
- 25% naphtha for chemical plants
- 36% atmospheric residue
- 1% process loss and own consumption
The atmospheric residue was low in sulfur and was deposited as heavy fuel oil .
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ History of Teesside Refinery
- ↑ Shutdown ( Memento of the original from September 27, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Annual Report 2009, p. 29 (PDF; 5.0 MB) (operation of the Teesside refinery)
- ↑ Annual Report 2009, p. 27 (PDF; 5.0 MB)
- ↑ PETROPLUS FINANCE LIMITED p. 80
- ↑ Annual Report 2006, p. 8 (PDF; 2.7 MB)
Coordinates: 54 ° 37 '4.8 " N , 1 ° 10' 36.3" W.