Energy Data Reports: petroleum refineries in the United States and Puerto Rico

Technical Report · Fri Jun 16 00:00:00 EDT 1978

OSTI ID:5704692

Data are presented on capacity, production, and construction of petroleum refineries in the US and Puerto Rico for 1977. On January 1, 1978, there were 302 refineries in the United States with a total crude oil distillation capacity of 17.2 million barrels per calendar day, according to the Energy Information Administration, United States Department of Energy. In addition, these refineries reported 81,800 barrels per day capacity of downstream facilities to which crude oil is charged directly. Compared with January 1, 1977, the total crude oil distillation capacity showed an increase of 620,075 barrels per calendar day, or 3.7%. At the beginning of this year, 436,223 barrels per day, or 2.5% of the total crude oil distillation capacity, was shut down. Three refineries in Puerto Rico reported a total crude oil distillation capacity of 283,800 barrels per day. On January 1, 1978, there were under construction 798,556 barrels per day of additional crude oil distillation capacity and 25,000 barrels per day for replacement of existing capacity. Expressed in terms of gasoline output, the total capacity of cracking, reforming, coking and alkylation facilities at the beginning of 1978 was 7.5 million barrels per day, an increase of 185,424 barrels daily, or 2.5% over the capacity on January 1, 1977. Of the total capacity 219,099 barrels daily, or 2.9% was shut down. Additional facilities under construction at the beginning of 1978 are expected to increase the output of cracking, reforming, coking and alkylation facilities by 292,043 barrels per day. Also under construction at the beginning of the year were cracking and reforming facilities which will replace 60,700 barrels per day of existing capacity. On January 1, 1978, storage capacity for crude oil and selected petroleum fuel products at refineries totaled 582,227 thousand barrels. Of this total capacity, crude oil storage capacity accounted for 186,645 thousand barrels.

• Research Organization: Department of Energy, Washington, DC (USA). Energy Information Administration
• OSTI ID: 5704692
• Report Number(s): DOE/EIA-0111(78); ON: DE85014387
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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02 PETROLEUM
PETROLEUM REFINERIES
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DISTILLATION
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PRODUCTION
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