Coffeyville Resources LLC
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Coffeyville Resources LLC, formerly known as the COOP Refinery, is a company which owns an oil refinery
in Coffeyville
, Kansas
. The refinery is owned and operated by Coffeyville Resources Refining & Marketing, LLC, The refinery employs 415 people and produces approximately 2100000 gallons (7,949,365.2 l) of gasoline
per day, and 1700000 gallons (6,435,200.4 l) of middle distillates per day, predominantly diesel oil.
Coffeyville Resources is owned by CVR Energy Inc. , of Sugar Land, Texas
.
was built in 1906 by the National Refining Company, which was then the second largest oil company in the United States. Built on 75 acres (303,514.5 m²), the refinery processed 2500 oilbbl/d of crude oil, compared to today's 108000 oilbbl/d processing capacity. In 1944, National Refining Company sold the refinery to Cooperative Refinery Association. The nickname COOP would remain for years afterward. In 1982, CRA merged with Farmland Industries
. In 2000, Coffeyville Resources LLC purchased the refinery.
The plant includes a nitrogen fertilizer plant adjacent to the refinery, owned and operated by Coffeyville Resources Nitrogen Fertilizers, LLC.
Construction began on the nitrogen fertilizer facility in 1998, and like our refinery, the plant has an interesting tale to tell. The initial build of the nitrogen fertilizer plant included shipping an existing gasification plant to Coffeyville from the West Coast. A Texaco
coal gasification
plant, originally located in Cool Water
, California
, was disassembled, refurbished and its technology converted to be able to gasify petroleum coke
instead of coal
. It was then reassembled to form the heart of our nitrogen fertilizer operations.
The plant is only one of two fertilizer
plants in North America
which does not rely on natural gas
as a raw material. It first began production in late 2000. It operates using a petroleum coke gasification technology, formerly licensed by Texaco
, as well as other technology, to produce approximately 369300 short tons (335,023.3 t) of ammonia
and 633100 short tons (574,338.7 t) of Urea Ammonium Nitrate Solution (UAN) per year, and is among the lowest cost producers and marketers of upgraded nitrogen fertilizer products in North America.
In 2005, the company announced plans to build refineries in Trinidad and Tobago
.
Oil refinery
An oil refinery or petroleum refinery is an industrial process plant where crude oil is processed and refined into more useful petroleum products, such as gasoline, diesel fuel, asphalt base, heating oil, kerosene, and liquefied petroleum gas...
in Coffeyville
Coffeyville, Kansas
Coffeyville is a city situated along the Verdigris River in the southeastern part of Montgomery County, located in Southeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 10,295...
, Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
. The refinery is owned and operated by Coffeyville Resources Refining & Marketing, LLC, The refinery employs 415 people and produces approximately 2100000 gallons (7,949,365.2 l) of gasoline
Gasoline
Gasoline , or petrol , is a toxic, translucent, petroleum-derived liquid that is primarily used as a fuel in internal combustion engines. It consists mostly of organic compounds obtained by the fractional distillation of petroleum, enhanced with a variety of additives. Some gasolines also contain...
per day, and 1700000 gallons (6,435,200.4 l) of middle distillates per day, predominantly diesel oil.
Coffeyville Resources is owned by CVR Energy Inc. , of Sugar Land, Texas
Sugar Land, Texas
Sugar Land is a city in the U.S. state of Texas within the metropolitan area and Fort Bend County. Sugar Land is one of the most affluent and fastest-growing cities in Texas, having grown more than 158 percent in the last decade. In the time period of 2000–2007, Sugar Land also enjoyed a...
.
History
The refineryRefinery
A refinery is a production facility composed of a group of chemical engineering unit processes and unit operations refining certain materials or converting raw material into products of value.-Types of refineries:Different types of refineries are as follows:...
was built in 1906 by the National Refining Company, which was then the second largest oil company in the United States. Built on 75 acres (303,514.5 m²), the refinery processed 2500 oilbbl/d of crude oil, compared to today's 108000 oilbbl/d processing capacity. In 1944, National Refining Company sold the refinery to Cooperative Refinery Association. The nickname COOP would remain for years afterward. In 1982, CRA merged with Farmland Industries
Farmland Industries
Farmland Industries was the largest agricultural cooperative in North America when it declared bankruptcy in 2002.The Farmland brand and its slogan "Good Food From the Heartland" is now owned by Smithfield Foods. While owned by Smithfield Foods, Farmland Foods, Inc...
. In 2000, Coffeyville Resources LLC purchased the refinery.
The plant includes a nitrogen fertilizer plant adjacent to the refinery, owned and operated by Coffeyville Resources Nitrogen Fertilizers, LLC.
Construction began on the nitrogen fertilizer facility in 1998, and like our refinery, the plant has an interesting tale to tell. The initial build of the nitrogen fertilizer plant included shipping an existing gasification plant to Coffeyville from the West Coast. A Texaco
Texaco
Texaco is the name of an American oil retail brand. Its flagship product is its fuel "Texaco with Techron". It also owns the Havoline motor oil brand....
coal gasification
Coal gasification
Coal gasification is the process of producing coal gas, a type of syngas–a mixture of carbon monoxide , hydrogen , carbon dioxide and water vapour –from coal...
plant, originally located in Cool Water
Cool Water
"Cool Water" is a song written in 1936 by Bob Nolan. It is about a man and his mule, Dan, and a mirage in the desert.-Original version:The best-selling recorded version was done by Vaughn Monroe and The Sons of the Pioneers in 1948. The recording was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, was disassembled, refurbished and its technology converted to be able to gasify petroleum coke
Petroleum coke
Petroleum coke is a carbonaceous solid derived from oil refinery coker units or other cracking processes. Other coke has traditionally been derived from coal....
instead of coal
Coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams. The harder forms, such as anthracite coal, can be regarded as metamorphic rock because of later exposure to elevated temperature and pressure...
. It was then reassembled to form the heart of our nitrogen fertilizer operations.
The plant is only one of two fertilizer
Fertilizer
Fertilizer is any organic or inorganic material of natural or synthetic origin that is added to a soil to supply one or more plant nutrients essential to the growth of plants. A recent assessment found that about 40 to 60% of crop yields are attributable to commercial fertilizer use...
plants in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
which does not rely on natural gas
Natural gas
Natural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, typically with 0–20% higher hydrocarbons . It is found associated with other hydrocarbon fuel, in coal beds, as methane clathrates, and is an important fuel source and a major feedstock for fertilizers.Most natural...
as a raw material. It first began production in late 2000. It operates using a petroleum coke gasification technology, formerly licensed by Texaco
Texaco
Texaco is the name of an American oil retail brand. Its flagship product is its fuel "Texaco with Techron". It also owns the Havoline motor oil brand....
, as well as other technology, to produce approximately 369300 short tons (335,023.3 t) of ammonia
Ammonia
Ammonia is a compound of nitrogen and hydrogen with the formula . It is a colourless gas with a characteristic pungent odour. Ammonia contributes significantly to the nutritional needs of terrestrial organisms by serving as a precursor to food and fertilizers. Ammonia, either directly or...
and 633100 short tons (574,338.7 t) of Urea Ammonium Nitrate Solution (UAN) per year, and is among the lowest cost producers and marketers of upgraded nitrogen fertilizer products in North America.
In 2005, the company announced plans to build refineries in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...
.