Country Australia Decommissioned 2014 No. of oil tanks 56 Province New South Wales City Kurnell | Operator Caltex No. of employees 700 Capacity 124,500 Owner Chevron Corporation Commissioned 1956 | |
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Refining units crude units, visbreaking units, fluid catalytic cracker, light products plants, polymerization plants, amine plants, sulfur plants, impurities treatment plants | ||
Caltex to close kurnell refinery
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 Corporation, one of the largest oil and gas companies in the world.
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History
Construction began on the refinery in 1953. 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. 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. The refinery ceased operation in October 2014 and was converted into an import terminal to supply imported fuel for Australian customers.
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.