Alaskan refiner raced against winter to relocate vacuum unit
- Tesoro Petroleum Corp., Kenai, AK (United States)
- Litwin Engineers and Constructors, Inc., Houston, TX (United States)
In late November 1994, San Antonio-based Tesoro Petroleum Corp. and Litwin Engineers and Constructors Inc. completed the relocation and refurbishment of a $25 million vacuum unit at Tesoro`s 72,000 b/d Kenai refinery. The addition of the vacuum distillation unit is a critical component in Tesoro`s market-driven strategy to enhance operating profits by maximizing production of higher-margin products such as gasoline and jet fuel. With its new vacuum distillation unit, Tesoro has reduced production of lower-value residual fuel oil while recovering more lighter, high-value material. The paper discusses the economic and strategic merits of purchasing and relocating an existing vacuum unit, the project schedule, new equipment, dismantling and transport, installation, tie-ins and start-up, products, operating changes, corrosion concerns, off gas, steam generation, design changes, environmental issues, reporting requirements, and accomplishments.
- OSTI ID:
- 28030
- Journal Information:
- Oil and Gas Journal, Vol. 93, Issue 12; Other Information: PBD: 20 Mar 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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