Flint Hills Resources operates the Corpus Christi II refinery, which is located in Texas, the US. It is an integrated refinery owned by Koch Industries. The refinery, which started operations in 1953, has an NCI of 8.1.
Key processes of the refinery
Crude Distillation Unit (mbd): 350
Vacuum Distillation (mbd): 88
Coking (mbd): 15
Catalytic Cracker (mbd): 105
Hydrocracker (mbd): 15
Hydrotreater (mbd): 350
Alkylation (mbd): 16
Isomerization (mbd): 8
The capacity of the refinery is expected to remain the same as 350mbd by 2030.
Maintenance activities at Corpus Christi II refinery
The Corpus Christi II refinery witnessed four incidents during the period 2015-2020.
About Flint Hills Resources
Flint Hills Resources LLC (FHR), a subsidiary of Koch Industries, Inc., is a refining, chemical, biofuel and ingredients company. It produces and markets jet fuel, liquefied natural gas, gasoline, diesel, asphalt, petrochemicals, intermediate chemicals, base oils, ethanol, biodiesel, distillers corn oil and distillers’ grains. The company’s products find application in various industries such as synthetic fibers, agricultural chemicals, packaging, coatings, and appliances and automotive parts. FHR also operates refineries in Minnesota and Texas; ethanol plants in Georgia, Iowa, and Nebraska; and chemical plants in Illinois and Texas. The company also owns and operates refined product terminals in Alaska, Iowa, Austin, Texas, Wisconsin and Minnesota, and a chemical storage facility in Sour Lake, Texas. FHR is headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, the US.
Methodology
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