Richmond is a large, high complexity refinery located in the northeast part of the San Francisco Bay area in Richmond, California in the US.
The refinery is 100% owned and operated by Chevron.
Complexity: 18.5
Atmospheric distillation - 257 kbpd
Vacuum distillation - 124 kbpd
Solvent deasphalting - 56 kbpd - Kerr McGee ROSE technology. nC5 solvent. Converted from a 55 kbpd SEU. Produces FCC feed and heavy fuel oil.
RCC - 90 kbpd - Originally ER&E Model IV design. Revamp to UOP technology.
Hydrocracker - 103 kbpd - Two units. Chevron Isocracker technology
Reformer - 71 kbpd - Continuous
Naphtha hydrotreater - 58 kbpd
Kerosene hydrotreater - 96 kbpd
Distillate hydrotreater - 65 kbpd
VGO hydrotreater - 65 kbpd
FCC gasoline hydrotreater - 65 kbpd
Alkylation - 33 kbpd - Sulfuric acid
C4 Isomerization - 7 kbpd
C5/C6 Isomerization - 46 kbpd
Hydrogen production - 330 MMscfd
Base oil plant - 34 kpd
Sulfur plant - 1008 t/d
Pet coke - 8 kbpd
Sulfur plant - 202 t/d
1902 - Built by Standard Oil Company
1911 - Standard Oil broken up and refinery retained by Standard Oil of California
1955 - RCC added
1966 - First hydrocracker added
1977 - Changed name to Chevron
1984 - Second hydrocracker added
1994 - ROSE unit added
1996 - RCC revamped
2001 - Merged with Texaco to form Chevron Texaco
2005 - Changed name to Chevron
2007 - VGO hydrotreater shut down
2008 - FCC gasoline hydrotreater added
2009 - Resid hydrocracker shut down and VGO hydrotreater added
2014 - FCC gasoline hydrotreater expanded