Preemraff Lysekil

Preemraff Lysekil's Processing Plant

Preemraff Lysekil is an oil refinery located at Brofjorden near the Swedish city of Lysekil.

Production

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. There is no rail connection and the road connections are poor.

Preem is the largest supplier of petroleum products in Sweden and its two refieneries, Preemraff Göteborg in Gothenburg, and Preemraff Lysekil in Lysekil represent 80 percent of Sweden's refining capacity.[3] The annual capacity of Preemraff Lysekil is around 11 million metric tons of crude oil.[4]

The highly visible flares, towers and chimneys also makes the refinery a navigation mark for vessels entering Brofjorden. The two highest chimneys are 165 m (541 ft) tall.[5]

See also

Panorama

References

  1. ↑ Spetsmark, Ingvar (14 March 2015). "De har jobbat alla 40 år på Preemraff" [They have worked for Preemraff for 40 years]. www.bohuslaningen.se. Bohusläningen. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Besök på Preemraff Göteborg" [A visit to Preemraff Gothenburg] (PDF). www.industrihistoriaivast.net. Industrihistoria i Väst. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  3. ↑ Johansson, Liselotte (2 March 2012). "Nya chefer tar över på Preem" [New directors at Preem]. www.bohuslaningen.se. Bohusläningen. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  4. ↑ Nohrstedt, Linda (18 December 2013). "Preem styr upp raffinaderiet i Lysekil". www.nyteknik.se. Ny Teknik. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  5. ↑ NIMA (2004). Pub193, 2004 Sailing Directions (Enroute): Skaggerat and Kattegat. ProStar Publications. p. 66. ISBN 1577855655.

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Coordinates: 58°20′53″N 11°25′00″E / 58.34806°N 11.41667°E / 58.34806; 11.41667

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