Also known as:
Lysekil is a large, complex refinery located north of Gothenberg on the west coast of Sweden.
The refinery is owned and operated by Preem.
Complexity: 10.2
Atmospheric distillation - 220 kbpd
Hydrocracker - isocracker
Reformer - Continuous (CCR) unit
Storage - 8.5 million barrels
1975 - refinery commissioned by Scanraff
1982 - visbreaker commissioned
1984 - FCC commissioned
1988 - Mild hydrocracker commisioned
1994 - DHT and C5 isom units commissioned
2002 - propylene recovery unit commissioned
2003 - acquired by Preem
2006 - VGO hydrocracker commissioned
2019 - vacuum unit commissioned
2025 - Varo Energy (Vitol and Carlyle) has announced a deal to acquire Preem, which owns the Gothenburg and Lysekil refineries (Sweden).
2027 - plan to convert isocracker to renewable diesel at a cost of $530m.