Phillips 66 operates the Westlake refinery, which is located in Louisiana, the US. It is a non integrated refinery owned by Phillips 66. The refinery, which started operations in 1941, has an NCI of 9.5.
Key processes of the refinery
Crude Distillation Unit (mbd): 264
Vacuum Distillation (mbd): 125
Coking (mbd): 65
Catalytic Cracker (mbd): 52
Reformer (mbd): 48
Hydrotreater (mbd): 267
Alkylation (mbd): 9
Isomerization (mbd): 25
The capacity of the refinery is expected to remain the same as 264mbd by 2030.
Maintenance activities at Westlake refinery
The Westlake refinery witnessed six incidents during the period 2015-2020.
About Phillips 66
Phillips 66 (Phillips 66) is an integrated energy company. It gathers, processes, transports, stores and markets natural gas and petroleum products such as gasoline, diesel, aviation fuel and lubricants. It also transports, fractionates and markets natural gas liquids (NGLs). The company processes crude oil and other feedstock at it refineries and sells in the US and Europe. Phillips 66 manufactures petrochemicals and plastics. It also manufactures and markets specialty lubricants under the Phillips 66, Kendall and Red Line brands. The company has presence in the US, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. Phillips 66 is headquartered in Houston, Texas, the US.
Methodology
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