Perth Amboy Refinery

Perth Amboy Refinery

Perth Amboy Refinery photographed by USGS, April 1995
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Country	United States
State	New Jersey
City	Perth Amboy
Coordinates	40°32′06″N74°15′58″W / 40.535°N 74.266°W / 40.535; -74.266
Refinery details
Owner(s)	Buckeye Partners
Commissioned	1920
Capacity	80,000 bbl/d (13,000 m3/d)

The Perth Amboy Refinery is a refinery built in 1920. It is between Convery Boulevard and State Street in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, adjacent to the Outerbridge Crossing. Via rail it is served by Conrail's Chemical Coast and the former Perth Amboy and Woodbridge lines. Oil tankers and lighter can reach the refinery along the Arthur Kill. ^[1]

History

The refinery opened in 1920, by the Barber Asphalt Company. ^[2] Chevron Corporation acquired the Perth Amboy Refinery in 1945. ^[3]

In 1983 the refinery stopped production of gasoline and heating oil and concentrated on asphalt refining. ^{[2] [4]}

A spill occurred in 2006 that resulted in approximately 31,000 gallons of oil released. Approximately 119,448 gallons of oil-water mixture were recovered and stored. Approximately 477,234 pounds of oil absorbents and other contaminated solids were removed during the cleanup. ^[5] At the end of 2008 the refinery had an asphalt refining capacity of 80,000 barrels (13,000,000 L). ^[6]

In 2012 the refinery was sold to Buckeye Partners for $260 million. Buckeye planned to again produce multiple petroleum products at the site. ^[2]

References

1. "Documentation of environmental indicator determination" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-05-12.
2. "Perth Amboy refinery to get new life from $200 million overhaul". NJ.com . August 8, 2012. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
3. "A New Identity 1947-1979". Chevron Corporation. Archived from the original on 2010-05-31. Retrieved 2010-09-15.
4. "Chevron to Close Perth Amboy Refinery". Associated Press. March 26, 1983. Retrieved 2010-09-15.
5. "Update on Arthur Kill Oil Spill Response". Chevron Corporation. February 21, 2006. Archived from the original on 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2010-09-15.
6. "United States - Business Portfolio - Chevron" . Retrieved 2009-04-23.