Lemont Refinery
  Location of Lemont Refinery | |
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| City | Romeoville, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41°38′24″N88°03′29″W/ 41.64°N 88.058°W |
| Refinery details | |
| Operator | Citgo |
| Owner(s) | Citgo |
| Commissioned | 1922 |
| Area | 1,100 acres (450 ha) |
| Capacity | 177,000 bbl/d (28,100 m3/d) |
| No.of employees | 1,050 |
Lemont Refineryis anoil refineryinRomeoville, Illinoisowned and operated byCitgo Petroleum Corporation.Originally constructed in the early 1920s, it was reconstructed between 1968 and 1970 by its then ownerUnion Oil[1]and has a current crude processing capacity of 177,000 barrels per day.[2]The refinery was the site of the1984 Romeoville petroleum refinery disasterin which 17 people were killed.
The facility includes the following major units: oneatmospheric distillationunit, onevacuum distillationunit, onefluid catalytic crackingunit, twocatalytic reformingunits, onealkylation unit,hydrodesulfurizationunits, and twocoker units.[3]
References
[edit]- ^Joanne Knoch (May 26, 1967). "Union Oil Plan for Big Lemont Refinery Told".Chicago Tribune.
- ^"Home >> Lemont >> About Us".CITGO Refining.
- ^"Engineering Site Report,Citgo Petroleum, Co.,Lemont, IL"(PDF).U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 2018.
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