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Pioneer Oil Refinery California Star Oil Works A replica of the first successful commercial oil refinery in the US West. 1876 Newhall: California United States ASME brochure: 9: 1975 Chesapeake & Delaware Canal Scoop Wheel & Engines. 19th-century steam pumps at the (former) summit of the ship canal. 1852 Chesapeake City: Maryland United States ...
Seventeen colossal heads have been unearthed in the Olmec area, four of them at La Venta, officially named Monuments 1 through 4. Three of the heads—Monuments 2, 3, and 4—were found roughly 150 meters north of Complex A, which is itself just north of the Great Pyramid. These heads were in a slightly irregular row, facing north.
Preemraff Göteborg is an oil refinery in the Swedish city of Gothenburg. Preem is the largest supplier of petroleum products in Sweden and its two refineries, Preemraff Göteborg in Gothenburg and Preemraff Lysekil in Lysekil represent 80% of Sweden's refining capacity. [1] The Gothenburg refinery is certified according to ISO 14001. [2]
Little was known of Burt Refining's origins other than George A. Burts was the owner and was rumored to have been an agent of John D. Rockefeller. [5] In 1909, the State of Texas seized the refinery as an illegal affiliate of Standard Oil and sold in an auction to Magnolia Petroleum Co. [ 5 ] The refinery became Texas's third largest by 1920 ...
Atyrau Refinery is operated by KazMunayGas and has a capacity of 16,600 m³/day (2012). A deep oil refining complex is under construction which is the final stage of complete reconstruction of Atyrau Oil Refinery. This project is designed to process 2.4 million tons/year of raw materials (oil and vacuum gas oil). The project will increase the ...
Because of the importance of the Moscow Refinery to the war effort, the Luftwaffe frequently bombed the plant. The Soviets also constructed a decoy refinery about 3km east of the real plant to protect the plant from bombing. Between 1941 and 1945, the refinery processed an estimated 2.8 million tons of oil. [2] [3]
Originally named Scanraff, the refinery was taken into use in 1975. The site was selected because of its excellent natural harbour, and the facility can accept supertankers up to 500,000 tonnes deadweight (DWT). [1] In 2003, the facility was acquired by Preem. [2] Refined products are mainly transported from Preemraff Lysekil using tanker ships.
Much of the oil originated in Soviet Chechnya at the time. [citation needed] In 1992, Russian president Boris Yeltsin decreed that the refinery would belong to the state-owned Rosneft. [citation needed] In October 2013, a new unit at the refinery began service to expand the production capacity. [2]