Delaware City Refinery Explained

Delaware City Refinery
Location Map:Delaware#USA
Location Map Text:Location of the Delaware City Refinery
Coordinates:39.5809°N -75.6309°W
Country:United States
State:Delaware
City:Delaware City
Owner:Delaware City Refining Corporation
Founded:1956
Capacity Bbl/D:210,000
Employees:570

The Delaware City Refinery, currently owned by Delaware City Refining Corporation, a subsidiary of PBF Energy, is an oil refinery in Delaware City, Delaware. When operational it has a total throughput capacity of 210000oilbbl/d,[1] [2] and employs around 570 individuals.[1]

The refinery was commissioned in 1956 and Getty Oil operated it up until 1984, when Texaco bought Getty. In 1988, Star Enterprises, a company started when Saudi Aramco bought half interest, took over the refinery until 1998, when Motiva Enterprises, a joint venture between Star (Saudi Aramco) and Shell, operated it. Motiva's operation was the most controversial, with many lawsuits resulting from an explosion and many federal emission regulations violations.[3] [4] Premcor Refining Group bought the refinery from Motiva in 2004,[5] but Valero acquired Premcor a year later.

On 20 November 2009, the refinery was shut down permanently as part of cost-cutting measures by Valero Energy Corporation. Anticipated economic impacts of the closure include major reductions in tax revenue and retail sales for Delaware City, increased materials acquisition cost for petroleum products re-sellers and an increase to consumer gasoline prices in the longer term.

On 25 January 2010, Petroplus, the largest independent refining company in Europe, announced its interest in buying the refinery.

In June 2010, it was announced that the Delaware City Refinery was purchased by PBF Energy Partners for $220 million. The refinery was expected to reopen in Spring 2011.[6]

PBF Energy announced that the restart of the refinery was completed successfully on 7 October 2011.[7] The refinery processes heavy sour crude.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Delaware City Refinery . Valero Energy Corporation . https://web.archive.org/web/20070308125115/http://www.valero.com/Visit+Our+Refineries/Delaware+City . 8 March 2007 . 22 November 2009.
  2. Barrels per day in this context refers to total liquid throughput, of which ~87% is crude oil. See page 3 of: Valero Energy Company Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 . William R. Klesse (signatory for registrant) . 2009 . Valero Energy Company . 22 November 2009 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716192704/http://www.valero.com/Financial%20Documents/Form%2010-K%202008%20FINAL.pdf . 16 July 2011.
  3. United States Department of Justice . 20 September 2005 . Motiva Enterprises Settles Federal-State Lawsuit Resulting from Explosion at Delaware City Refinery . 22 November 2009 . 12 October 2005 . https://web.archive.org/web/20051012073941/http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2005/September/05_enrd_488.html . sub-title: Settlement Worth Combined Total of Nearly $23.7 Million in Civil Penalties, Environmental Projects, Injunctive Relief, and Response Costs.
  4. Web site: History of DAS/NRDC Suit Against Motiva . 25 March 2004 . Delaware Audubon Society . https://web.archive.org/web/20070928105536/http://www.delawareaudubon.org/lawsuit/motivaend.html . 28 September 2007 . 22 November 2009 . subtitle: Agreement Ends 12 Years of Lawsuits . dead .
  5. Premcor Inc. . 14 January 2004 . Premcor to Acquire Motiva Delaware City Refining Complex . 22 November 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070929142305/http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=%2Fwww%2Fstory%2F01-14-2004%2F0002089583&EDATE= . 29 September 2007 . dead .
  6. Web site: Cook. Bill. Delaware City refinery to add hundreds of jobs. 4 June 2010. WHYY-TV. 17 December 2010. 9 November 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101109200758/http://whyy.org/cms/news/regional-news/delaware/2010/06/04/delaware-city-refinery-to-add-hundreds-of-jobs/39551. dead.
  7. Web site: PBF celebrates successful restart of its Delaware City refinery . 7 October 2011 . PBF Energy press release . 22 February 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111119200629/http://www.pbfenergy.com/site2/sites/default/files/PBF_Successful_Restart_20111007.pdf . 19 November 2011 .

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