| Kurnell Refinery | |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Province | New South Wales |
| City | Botany Bay |
| Refinery details | |
| Operator | Caltex |
| Owner(s) | Chevron Corporation |
| Commissioned | 1956 |
| Capacity | 124,500 bbl/d (19,790 m3/d) |
| Number of employees | 700 |
| Refining units | crude units, visbreaking units, fluid catalytic cracker, light products plants, polymerization plants, amine plants, sulfur plants, impurities treatment plants |
| Number of oil tanks | 56 |
The Kurnell Refinery is a crude oil refinery located in Botany Bay, New South Wales, Australia. It has a refinery capacity of 124,500 barrels per day (19,790 m3/d). It is operated by Caltex and owned by the Chevron Corporation one of the largest oil and gas companies in the world.[1]
The refinery was built by Caltex in 1956 on a 174 hectares (430 acres) plot of land located in Botany Bay close to Sydney. During the peak of the construction around 3,000 men worked at the various sites.[1] The refinery was further expanded in 1964 and 1973.
The refinery has a capacity of 124.5 thousand barrels per day (19.79×103 m3/d), a number of 56 storage tanks and a staff of around 700 employees. The site of the refinery also has a 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) wharf that can handle ships up to 60,000 DWT.[2]