Phillips 66 Borger Refinery ________________________________________________________________________________
As a well-known , multinational energy company specializing in petroleum refining , Phillips 66 ( P66 ) needs no introduction . The Borger Refinery , built in 1926 , plays a crucial role in P66 ’ s history . Frank Phillips arrived in Borger shortly after the ‘ boom ’ began , investing and drilling for oil and natural gas liquids ( NGLs ). In 1926 , he built an NGL processing plant , and a year later in 1927 , he bought the existing 1500-barrelsper-day ( BPD ) Alamo refinery in Borger .
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As Phillips Petroleum ’ s ( later to be known as Phillips 66 ) first refinery , the Borger Refinery has been at the forefront of innovation . In 1930 , a much-needed pipeline was constructed between Borger and St Louis , Illinois to carry liquid products to customers in the Midwest . Designed to batch transport different products , this was the first such pipeline in the world , and it was later extended to Chicago , meaning gasoline produced from Texas crude could be purchased by customers more than
1000 miles away .
The first commercial HF alkylation unit began operation at the Borger Refinery in 1942 , where the company developed the technology for producing 100 percent octane aviation gasoline . In 1961 , the refinery ’ s first resid cracker was installed to transform residual crude oil into valuable products .
Today , the refinery is owned by WRB Refining , an equal joint venture between P66 and Cenovus Energy , and operated by P66 . Its facilities include crude distilling , naphtha reforming , fluid catalytic cracking , alkylation , hydrodesulfurization , and delayed coking units . With high capacities and a clean product yield capability of 91 percent , the refinery produces a high percentage of transportation fuels like gasoline , diesel , and aviation fuels , as well as
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