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Used oil re-refining is the process of restoring used oil to new oil by removing chemical impurities, heavy metals and dirt. [2] Used industrial and automotive oil is recycled at re-refineries. The used oil is first tested to determine suitability for re-refining, after which it is dehydrated and the water distillate is treated before being ...
The Oil & Gas Journal publishes a worldwide list of refineries annually in a country-by-country tabulation that includes for each refinery: location, crude oil daily processing capacity, and the size of each process unit in the refinery. For some countries, the refinery list is further categorized state-by-state.
American petroleum refining largely grew out of oil shale refining. When the Drake Well started producing in 1859, the oil shale industry was growing rapidly, and establishing refineries near cannel coal deposits along the Ohio River Valley. As oil production increased, the oil shale refiners discovered that their refining process worked just ...
Refining is easily the least glamorous aspect of the oil and gas business. And yet, this is where the next smart play is for energy investors. An increase in energy production in North America ...
Pages in category "Oil refineries in the United States" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Martinez Refinery, owned by PBF Energy, located in Martinez, CA. PBF Energy Inc. is a petroleum refining and logistics company that produces and sells transportation fuels, heating oils, lubricants, petrochemical feedstocks, and other petroleum products.
The refinery is currently owned by Phillips 66 and Cenovus Energy and operated by the joint-venture company WRB Refining, LLC (WRB). WRB was formed on 1 July 2007, with Encana taking a 49% interest in Wood River and also Phillips 66's Borger refinery. Encana subsequently spun off oil sands producer Cenovus and ConocoPhillips spun off Phillips 66.
It was established in 1931 by Republic Oil Refining Company and sold to Plymouth Oil Company in 1957. [2] In 2005, the refinery could produce around 10 million gallons of gasoline per day. It also produced jet fuels, diesel fuels, and chemical feed stocks. Its 1,200-acre (490 ha) site was covered by 29 oil refining units and four chemical units.