词条 | Kurnell Refinery |
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| name = Kurnell Refinery | image = Kurnell Refinery.jpg | caption = | country = Australia | province = New South Wales | city = Kurnell | coordinates = | operator = Caltex | owner = Chevron Corporation | founded = 1956 | closure = 2014 | capacity = | capacity bbl/d = 124500 | employees = 700 | ref units = crude units, visbreaking units, fluid catalytic cracker, light products plants, polymerization plants, amine plants, sulfur plants, impurities treatment plants | oil tank = 56 }} The Kurnell Refinery was a crude oil refinery located in Kurnell on Botany Bay, New South Wales, Australia. It had a refinery capacity of {{convert|124500|oilbbl/d}}. It was operated by Caltex, and owned by the Chevron Corporation.[1] HistoryConstruction began on the refinery in 1953.[2] The refinery was built in 1956 by Caltex on {{convert|174|ha|acre}} of land located in Botany Bay, close to Sydney. About 3,000 men worked at the project's various sites during the peak of construction.[1] It was further expanded in 1964 and 1973. On 26 July 2012, Caltex announced its decision to close the refinery in the second half of 2014. Caltex said the closure would eliminate about 330 direct positions, and as many as 300 contracting jobs.[3][4] The refinery ceased operation in October 2014 and was converted into an import terminal to supply imported fuel for Australian customers.[5] Technical featuresThe refinery had a capacity of {{convert|124.5|koilbbl/d}}, a number of 56 storage tanks and a staff of around 700 employees. The site of the refinery also has a {{convert|1|km|mi}} wharf that can handle ships up to 60,000 DWT.[6] References1. ^1 {{cite news | url = http://www.ssec.org.au/our_environment/our_bioregion/kurnell/history/industries/oilrefinery.htm | title = Oil Refinery | publisher = SSEC | date = 2010-09-05 | accessdate = 2010-09-05}} {{coord|34.0173|S|151.2164|E|scale:50000|display=title}}2. ^http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/history-of-kurnell-peninsula-20120726-22thb.html 3. ^Caltex axes hundreds of jobs (ABC News, 26 July 2012) 4. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/business/caltex-axes-up-to-630-jobs-with-refinery-closure-20120726-22sd6.html#ixzz21gdsVtLt|title=Caltex axes up to 630 jobs with refinery closure|author=Chris Zappone|work=The Age|date=2012-07-26|accessdate=2012-07-26}} 5. ^Kurnell Site Conversion Caltex Retrieved 22/12/2014 6. ^{{cite web | url = http://majorprojects.planning.nsw.gov.au/files/13935/Assessment%20Report.pdf | title = Department of planning | publisher = Government of Australia | accessdate = 2010-09-05}} 6 : Buildings and structures in Sydney|Kurnell Peninsula|Oil refineries in Australia|1956 establishments in Australia|2014 disestablishments in Australia|Kurnell, New South Wales |
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