By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Oct. 17 -- Wynnewood Refining Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of Denver-based Gary-Williams Energy Corp., plans to upgrade and expand capacity of its 55,000 b/d refinery in Wynnewood, Okla., to 70,000 b/d. When the project is complete in mid-2007, the refinery will be able to process heavy, sour crude while exceeding new environmental standards.
Koch Partners LP, an affiliate of Koch Chemical Technology Group Inc., Tyler, Tex., received an engineering, procurement, and construction contract to design and build the facilities, which will include a new crude oil distillation unit and related facilities and a new diesel hydrodesulfurization unit. Koch will provide process design, detailed engineering, project management, and field construction for the project.
The new crude processing unit will be larger than existing equipment. The work associated with it includes the addition of a vacuum distillation unit and modification to existing facilities. The diesel hydrotreater will be designed to produce ultralow-sulfur diesel, naphtha, mineral spirits, and jet fuel.
