El Segundo is a large, high-conversion refinery located near Los Angeles International airport in El Segundo, California in the US.
The refinery is 100% owned and operated by Chevron.
The refinery processes a mix of domestics California heavy crude (SJV) and imported crude from various regions (Latin America, Middle East).
Product are distributed by pipeline through the Southern California market. The refinery supplies about 40% of the areas jet fuel and 20% of its gasoline. Overall product slate is approximately: 45% gasoline, 41% diesel and jet fuel, 10% fuel oil and coke, 4% LPLG.
Complexity: 12.6
Atmospheric distillation - 291 kbpd
Vacuum distillation - 169 kbpd
Coker - 77 kbpd - Three trains (DC A-C) - Foster Wheeler, 6 drums, 26 ft diameter drums, fuel coke
FCC - 74 kbpd
Hydrocracker - 56 kbpd - Two units. Chevron Isocracker technology
Reformer - 49 kbpd - Continuous
Naphtha hydrotreater - 63 kbpd
Kerosene hydrotreater - 42 kbpd
Distillate hydrotreater - 66 kbpd
VGO hydrotreater - 74 kbpd
Alkylation - 33 kbpd - Sulfuric acid -
C4 Isomerization - 11 kbpd
C5/C6 Isomerization - 22 kbpd
Hydrogen production - 77 MMscfd
Pet coke - 30 kbpd
Sulfur plant - 628 t/d
Land - 1000 acres
Storage - 12.5 MM barrels, in about 130 major tanks
Employees - 1225 plus 300 contractors
1911 - Built by Standard Oil Company
1911 - Standard Oil broken up and refinery retained by Standard Oil of California
1966 - First hydrocracker added
1969 - Cokers added
1977 - Changed name to Chevron
1984 - Second hydrocracker added
2001 - Merged with Texaco to form Chevron Texaco
2005 - Changed name to Chevron
2005 - Kerosene hydrotreater added