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When first operational, Cherry Point had a capacity of about 100,000 barrels (16,000 m 3); it currently processes over 225,000 barrels (35,800 m 3) of petroleum (crude oil) per day, with 90% becoming gasoline, diesel or jet fuel. [7] It covers about 3,300 acres (5.2 sq mi; 13 km 2). [8] Most of Cherry Point's crude oil is from the Alaska North ...
They are, in order of greatest b/d capacity, Cherry Point refinery, Puget Sound refinery, Marathon Anacortes refinery, Ferndale refinery and U.S. Oil refinery. Washington's isolation from the country's vast pipeline network and its dependence on local petroleum markets ensures the refineries are crucial for providing energy that fuels the ...
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The disaster began as Olympic Pipeline was transporting gasoline from Cherry Point Refinery to terminals in Seattle and Portland, Oregon. A pressure relief valve that was improperly configured failed to open in the 16-inch (410 mm) pipeline, which resulted in a surge of pressure after an automatic valve shut for unknown reasons.
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Cherry Point Refinery, a headland and oil refinery in Washington State This page was last edited on 4 June 2019, at 09:10 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
BP operates Whiting Refinery in Indiana [217] and Cherry Point Refinery in Washington. [217] It formerly co-owned and operated a refinery in Toledo, Ohio, with Husky Energy, but sold its stake in the refinery in February 2023 to Cenovus Energy. [218] [219] [220]