ConocoPhillips divides its North American refining and marketing activities into four regions. Each region contains assets that are integrated by location, transportation, markets and commercial activities. The Rocky Mountain region includes Billings refinery in Billings, Mont. The West Coast region includes Los Angeles refinery in Wilmington and Carson, Calf.; San Francisco refinery in Arroyo Grand, Calif.; and Ferndale refinery in Ferndale, Wash.
Billings Refinery
The Billings refinery is located in Billings, Mont. It has a crude oil processing capacity of 58 MBD and processes a mixture of Canadian heavy, high-sulfur crude oil plus domestic high-sulfur and low-sulfur crude oil, all delivered by pipeline. A delayed coker converts heavy, high-sulfur residue into higher-value light oils. The refinery produces a high percentage of transportation fuels, such as gasoline, aviation and diesel fuels, as well as fuel-grade petroleum coke. Finished petroleum products from the refinery are delivered via pipeline, railcar and truck. Pipelines transport most of the refined products to markets in Montana, Wyoming, Utah and Washington.
Ferndale Refinery
The Ferndale refinery is located on Puget Sound in Ferndale, Wash., about 20 miles south of the U.S.-Canada border, and has crude oil capacity of 100 MBD. The refinery processes primarily light, low-sulfur crude oil. Ferndale operates a deepwater dock that is capable of accommodating tankers transporting Alaskan North Slope crude oil from Valdez, Alaska. It also receives Canadian crude oil via pipeline. The refinery produces transportation fuels, such as gasoline and diesel fuel. Other products include residual fuel oil supplying the northwest marine transportation market. Most refined products are distributed by pipeline and barge to major markets in the northwest United States.
Los Angeles Refinery
The Los Angeles refinery is composed of two linked facilities located roughly five miles apart in Carson and Wilmington, Calif., about 15 miles southeast of the Los Angeles International Airport. Carson serves as the front end of the refinery by processing crude oil, and Wilmington serves as the back end by upgrading the products.
The refinery has a crude oil processing capacity of 139 MBD and processes mainly heavy high-sulfur crude oil. It receives domestic crude oil via pipeline from California and both foreign and domestic crude oil by tanker through a third-party terminal in the Port of Long Beach. The refinery produces a high percentage of transportation fuels, such as gasoline, diesel fuel and jet fuel. Other products include fuel-grade petroleum coke. The refinery produces California Air Resources Board (CARB) gasoline using ethanol to meet government-mandated oxygenate requirements. Refined products are distributed to customers in California, Nevada and Arizona by pipeline and truck.
San Francisco Refinery
The San Francisco refinery is composed of two facilities linked by a 200-mile pipeline. The Santa Maria facility is located in Arroyo Grande, Calif., while the Rodeo facility is in the San Francisco Bay area. The combined facilities have a total crude oil processing capacity of 120 MBD.
The refinery processes mainly heavy, high-sulfur crude oil. It receives crude oil from California and foreign sources by tanker.
Semi-refined products from the Santa Maria facility are sent by pipeline to the Rodeo facility for upgrading into finished petroleum products. A high proportion of the refinery’s production is transportation fuel, such as gasoline, diesel fuel and jet fuel. The refinery produces CARB gasoline using ethanol to meet government-mandated oxygenate requirements. The majority of refined products are distributed by pipeline, railcar, truck and barge to customers in California.
ConocoPhillips is nearing construction completion of a 20 MBD hydrocracking complex which will increase clean product yield of this facility. Additionally, this project will provide increased crude capacity and greater flexibility to process advantaged crude oil.
