Paulsboro Refinery

About

The Valero Paulsboro Refinery operations date to 1917 although no significant structures or equipment remains from that era. Almost all operating process equipment was installed after World War II and originally was designed to manufacture quality lubricants. The refinery later expanded to include gasoline production to meet the nation‚Äôs energy needs. During the ‚Äò70s and ‚Äò80s, the refinery completed grass roots construction on four new process units. Eleven other units were modernized and improved bringing the refinery to its current feedstock throughput capacity of 185,000 barrels per day (BPD). Today the refinery produces a wide range of petroleum products including lube oil base stocks, liquefied petroleum gases (LPGs), gasolines, mid-distillate products, asphalt, petroleum coke and molten sulfur. The refinery receives a variety of feedstocks from its deepwater access on the Delaware River, including sour crudes. Much of the plant feedstock is determined by Paulsboro‚Äôs lube blendstock production needs.

Commissioned in 1917, has had major upgrades throughout the decades
Acquired from Mobil in 1998, giving Valero valuable access to markets in the Northeast and an expanded national presence
Total throughput capacity of about 185,000 BPD
Receives a variety of feedstocks from its deepwater access on the Delaware River including sour crudes such as Arab Light, Arab Heavy, Hamaca, Urals and Kirkuk
Products including gasoline, mid-distillate products, petroleum coke, LPGs, fuel oil and molten sulfur
Also produces a variety of lube oil base stocks that are sold to an adjacent Exxon Mobil finished-lube blending and packaging plant as well as to other purchasers
Significant volumes of asphalt produced at the refinery and marketed to regional paving and roofing contractors
Located on 950 acres in southern New Jersey on the Delaware River, 15 miles south of Philadelphia, allowing it to take advantage of a number of transportation options
Products moved out of the refinery via the docks, through an on-site truck rack and through various pipeline connections including a spur of the Colonial pipeline
Products can be sold into the New York Harbor market
Majority of jet fuel production supplies Philadelphia International Airport through a pipeline
Lube-oil base stocks shipped to the Exxon Mobil lube-blending plant via pipeline
Employs approximately 510 individuals [1]