BP operates the Rotterdam II cracking refinery, which is located in South Holland, Netherlands. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles more than 1,400 refineries worldwide, it is a non integrated cracking owned by BP. The refinery started operations in 1967 and has a Nelson Complexity Index (NCI) of 6. Buy the profile here.

Key refinery processes

Crude Distillation Unit (mbd): 394
Vacuum Distillation (mbd): 91
Catalytic Cracker (mbd): 67
Reformer (mbd): 32
Hydrotreater (mbd): 361
Alkylation (mbd): 8

The capacity of the Rotterdam II refinery is expected to remain the same as 394mbd by 2030.

Maintenance activities at Rotterdam II cracking refinery

The Rotterdam II refinery cracking witnessed six incidents during the period 2017-2022.

About BP


BP Plc (BP) is an integrated oil and gas company. Its upstream operations include exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas, field development and production; and midstream operations include transportation, and marketing and trading of natural gas, including liquefied natural gas (LNG), and natural gas liquids (NGLs). The company’s downstream operations include marketing, transportation, refining, manufacturing, supply and trading of crude oil, petroleum, petrochemical products and provision of related services to wholesale and retail customers. BP provides fuel, energy, lubricants and petrochemicals to customers. The company has operational presence in Africa, Asia, Europe, Australasia, North America, and South America. BP is headquartered in London, Greater London, the UK.

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