Kurnell Refinery

Kurnell Refinery
Country Australia
Province New South Wales
City Kurnell
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 was a crude oil refinery located in Kurnell on Botany Bay, New South Wales, Australia. It had a refinery capacity of 124,500 barrels per day (19,790 m3/d). It was operated by Caltex, and owned by the Chevron Corp., one of the largest oil and gas companies in the world.[1]

History

Construction began on the refinery in 1953.[2] The refinery was built in 1956 by Caltex on 174 hectares (430 acres) of land located in Botany Bay, close to Sydney. About 3,000 men worked at the project's various sites during the peak of construction.[1] It was further expanded in 1964 and 1973.

On 26 July 2012, Caltex announced its decision to close the refinery in the second half of 2014. Caltex said the closure would eliminate about 330 direct positions, and as many as 300 contracting jobs.[3][4] The refinery ceased operation in October 2014 and will be converted into an import terminal to supply imported fuel for Australian customers.[5]

Technical features

The refinery had 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.[6]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Oil Refinery". SSEC. 2010-09-05. Retrieved 2010-09-05.
  2. ↑ http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/history-of-kurnell-peninsula-20120726-22thb.html
  3. ↑ Caltex axes hundreds of jobs (ABC News, 26 July 2012)
  4. ↑ Chris Zappone (2012-07-26). "Caltex axes up to 630 jobs with refinery closure". The Age. Retrieved 2012-07-26.
  5. ↑ Kurnell Site Conversion Caltex Retrieved 22/12/2014
  6. ↑ "Department of planning". Government of Australia. Retrieved 2010-09-05.

Coordinates: 34°01′02″S 151°12′59″E / 34.0173°S 151.2164°E