The Kaohsiug Refinery (traditional Chinese: 高雄煉油廠; simplified Chinese: 高雄炼油厂; pinyin: Gāoxióng Liànyóu Chǎng) was an oil refinery in Nanzi District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

Kaohsiung Refinery
高雄煉油廠
Kaohsiung Refinery is located in Kaohsiung
Kaohsiung Refinery
Location of Kaohsiung Refinery
高雄煉油廠
CityNanzi, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Coordinates22°42′15.8″N 120°18′10.1″E / 22.704389°N 120.302806°E / 22.704389; 120.302806
Refinery details
OperatorCPC Corporation
Owner(s)CPC Corporation
Decommissioned2015
Capacity220,000 bbl/d (35,000 m3/d)

History

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The construction for the refinery was firstly proposed in 1987.[1] The refinery was closed in 2015 and its refinery activities were transferred to Dalin Refinery.[2]

Architecture

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The refinery spanned over an area of 273 hectares.[3] It had a capacity to process 220,000 barrel of crude oil per day.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ferry, Timothy (17 April 2017). "Petrochemicals Under Fire". AmCham Taiwan. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Downstream Operations". CPC Corporation, Taiwan. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  3. ^ Ferry, Timothy (21 February 2018). "Kaohsiung Fights to Reclaim Polluted Ground". The News Lens. Retrieved 7 June 2021.