39°34′51″N75°37′51″W / 39.5809°N 75.6309°W / 39.5809; -75.6309 (Valero Delaware City Refinery, Site Administration Building)
Refinery details
Owner(s)
Delaware City Refining Corporation
Commissioned
1956
Capacity
210,000 bbl/d (33,000 m3/d)
No. of employees
570
The Delaware City Refinery, currently owned by Delaware City Refining Corporation, a subsidiary of PBF Energy, is an oil refinery in Delaware City, Delaware. When operational it has a total throughput capacity of 210,000 barrels per day (33,000 m3/d),[1][2] and employs around 570 individuals.[1]
The refinery was commissioned in 1956 and Getty Oil operated it up until 1984, when Texaco bought Getty. In 1988, Star Enterprises, a company started when Saudi Aramco bought half interest, took over the refinery until 1998, when Motiva Enterprises, a joint venture between Star (Saudi Aramco) and Shell, operated it. Motiva's operation was the most controversial, with many lawsuits resulting from an explosion and many federal emission regulations violations.[3][4] Premcor Refining Group bought the refinery from Motiva in 2004,[5] but Valero acquired Premcor a year later.
On 20 November 2009, the refinery was shut down permanently as part of cost-cutting measures by Valero Energy Corporation.[6][7] Anticipated economic impacts of the closure include major reductions in tax revenue and retail sales for Delaware City, increased materials acquisition cost for petroleum products re-sellers and an increase to consumer gasoline prices in the longer term.[8][9]
On 25 January 2010, Petroplus, the largest independent refining company in Europe, announced its interest in buying the refinery.
In June 2010, it was announced that the Delaware City Refinery was purchased by PBF Energy Partners for $220 million. The refinery was expected to reopen in Spring 2011.[10]
PBF Energy announced that the restart of the refinery was completed successfully on 7 October 2011.[11] The refinery processes heavy sour crude.
^ ab"Delaware City Refinery". Valero Energy Corporation. Archived from the original on 8 March 2007. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
^Barrels per day in this context refers to total liquid throughput, of which ~87% is crude oil. See page 3 of: William R. Klesse (signatory for registrant) (2009). Valero Energy Company Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 (PDF) (Report). Valero Energy Company. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2009.{{cite report}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^"Motiva Enterprises Settles Federal-State Lawsuit Resulting from Explosion at Delaware City Refinery" (Press release). United States Department of Justice. 20 September 2005. Archived from the original on 12 October 2005. Retrieved 22 November 2009. sub-title: Settlement Worth Combined Total of Nearly $23.7 Million in Civil Penalties, Environmental Projects, Injunctive Relief, and Response Costs
^"History of DAS/NRDC Suit Against Motiva". Delaware Audubon Society. 25 March 2004. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 22 November 2009. subtitle: Agreement Ends 12 Years of Lawsuits
^"Premcor to Acquire Motiva Delaware City Refining Complex" (Press release). Premcor Inc. 14 January 2004. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
^Montgomery, Jeff (21 November 2009), "Delaware City refinery closing (subtitle: Valero can't find buyer for plant; DNREC to supervise shutdown)", The News Journal (DelawareOnline), Business, archived from the original on 24 May 2024, retrieved 22 November 2009
^Valero closing Delaware City refinery, Business/Finance, Delaware City, Delaware: 6 ABC Action News (6abcnews.com), 20 November 2009, archived from the original on 21 November 2009, retrieved 22 November 2009{{citation}}: Unknown parameter |agency= ignored (help)
^Merriweather, James (21 November 2009), "Devastating blow to Delaware City's economy", The News Journal (DelawareOnline), Business, Delaware City, archived from the original on 24 November 2009, retrieved 22 November 2009
^Nathans, Aaron (21 November 2009), "Delaware drivers to feel effect of Valero refinery closing at the pump", The News Journal (DelawareOnline), Business, archived from the original on 24 November 2009, retrieved 22 November 2009
^Cook, Bill (4 June 2010). "Delaware City refinery to add hundreds of jobs". WHYY-TV. Archived from the original on 9 November 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
^"PBF celebrates successful restart of its Delaware City refinery" (PDF). PBF Energy press release. 7 October 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
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