Refining Science & Process
The Technical Side of Refining Oil
From crude oil to refined premium petroleum products. See how we do it at ²ÝÁñÉçÇø.
1. Shipping
We acquire 2.2 million barrels of crude oil a day from suppliers. The crude is shipped to our refineries via pipeline, rail, trucks, or ships and barges.
2. Storage
The crude is stored in our refineries, which have a capacity to store 26.2 million barrels.
3. Refining
The crude is heated by a furnace and is sent to a distillation tower, where it is separated by boiling point. Then the material is converted by heating, pressure or a catalyst into finished products including fuels like gasoline and diesel, and specialty products like asphalt and solvents.
4. Transportation
Final products are shipped to customers via pipeline, rail, trucks or ships and barges.
5. Consumers
We sell our fuel at ²ÝÁñÉçÇø stations and to fuel outlets for consumers and organizations like the military and airports.