Refineries
US Energy Information Administration. 2017. "Refinery Capacity Report," table 3, "Capacity of Operable Petroleum Refineries by State as of January 1, 2017." Accessed 14 May 2018. https://www.eia.gov/maps/layer_info-m.php.
This is a point dataset representing all operable petroleum refineries located in the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and other U.S. possessions as of January 1, 2017.These data originate from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, Refinery Capacity Report, Table 3. Capacity of Operable Petroleum Refineries by State as of January 1, 2017: http://www.eia.gov/petroleum/refinerycapacity/table3.pdf. In addition to the sources listed, accuracy for the locations of facilities shown on the map was improved through the use of publicly available sites such as company websites and satellite images from public websites.
Terminology definitions from:
https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/TblDefs/pet_pnp_capchg_tbldef2.asp
https://www.cccarto.com/atlas/refineries/#2/51.8/-119.4
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FeatureID:
Unique feature ID from the original shapefile
Company:
Company / facility name
Corporation:
Corporation that owns the facility
City:
City where the facility is located
State:
State where the facility is located
PAD District (PADD):
Petroleum Administration for Defense District. Geographic aggregations
of the 50 States and the District of Columbia into five districts by the
Petroleum Administration for Defense in 1950. These districts were originally
defined during World War II for purposes of administering oil allocation.
See http://www.eia.gov/petroleum/supply/monthly/pdf/append.pdf.
Atmospheric Distillation Mbpd (AD_Mbpd):
Usually a good proxy for general facility capacity.
The volume of crude oil, measured in thousands of barrels per day (Mb/d),
processed by the atmospheric distillation chamber of a refinery.
The refining process of
separating crude oil components at atmospheric pressure by heating to
temperatures of about 600º to 750º F (depending on the nature of the crude oil
and desired products) and subsequent condensing of the fractions by cooling.
Vacuum Distillation Mbpd (VDist_Mbpd):
The volume of crude oil, measured in thousands of barrels per day (Mb/d),
processed by the vacuum distillation chamber of a refinery.
Distillation under reduced pressure (less the atmospheric) which lowers the
boiling temperature of the liquid being distilled. This technique with its
relatively low temperatures prevents cracking or decomposition of the charge
stock.
Catalytic Cracking Mbpd (CaDis_Mbpd):
The volume of crude oil, measured in thousands of barrels per day (Mb/d),
processed by the catalytic disintegration chamber of a refinery.
The refining process of breaking down the larger, heavier, and more complex
hydrocarbon molecules into simpler and lighter molecules. Catalytic cracking
is accomplished by the use of a catalytic agent and is an effective process for
increasing the yield of gasoline from crude oil. Catalytic cracking processes
fresh feeds and recycled feeds.
Hydrocracking Mbpd (HyCrk_Mbpd):
Catalytic hydrocracking downstream charge capacity, thousand barrels per stream day.
A refining process that uses hydrogen and catalysts with
relatively low temperatures and high pressures for converting middle boiling or
residual material to high-octane gasoline, reformer charge stock, jet fuel,
and/or high grade fuel oil. The process uses one or more catalysts, depending
upon product output, and can handle high sulfur feedstocks without prior
desulfurization.
Viscosity Reduction Mbpd (VRedu_Mbpd):
The volume of crude oil, measured in thousands of barrels per day (Mb/d),
processed by the viscosity reduction chamber of a refinery. A
thermal cracking process in which heavy atmospheric or vacuum-still bottoms are
cracked at moderate temperatures to increase production of distillate products
and reduce viscosity of the distillation residues.
Catalytic Reformation Mbpd (CaRef_Mbpd):
The volume of crude oil, measured in thousands of barrels per day (Mb/d),
processed by the catalytic reformation chamber of a refinery.
A refining process using controlled heat and pressure with catalysts to
rearrange certain hydrocarbon molecules, thereby converting paraffinic and
naphthenic type hydrocarbons (e.g., low-octane gasoline boiling range
fractions) into petrochemical feedstocks and higher octane stocks suitable for
blending into finished gasoline.
Isomerization Mbpd (Isal_Mbpd):
The volume of crude oil, measured in thousands of barrels per day (Mb/d),
processed by the alkylation and isomerization chambers of a refinery.
Hydrodesulphurization Mbpd:
The volume of crude oil, measured in thousands of barrels per day (Mb/d),
processed by the hydrodesulphurization chamber of a refinery. The removal of
sulfur, as from molten metals, petroleum oil, or flue gases. Petroleum
desulfurization is a process that removes sulfur and its compounds from various
streams during the refining process. Desulfurization processes include
catalytic hydrotreating and other chemical/physical processes such as
absorption. Desulfurization processes vary based on the type of stream treated
(e.g. naphtha, distillate, heavy gas oil, etc.) and the amount of sulfur
removed (e.g. sulfur reduction to 10 ppm).
Coking Mbpd (Cokin_Mbpd):
The volume of crude oil, measured in thousands of barrels per day (Mb/d),
processed by the coking chamber of a refinery. A thermal cracking
process utilizing the fluidized-solids technique to remove carbon (coke) for
continuous conversion of heavy, low-grade oils into lighter products.
Asphalt Mbpd (Asph_Mbpd):
The maximum amount of asphalt products, measured in thousands of barrels per
day (Mb/d), that can be produced at the refinery.
Source
Original Data Source
Period:
Original Data Date
Latitude:
WGS 84 latitude
Longitude
WGS 84 longitude