Renery upgrades boost Utahs production

Expansions at the Tesoro and HollyFrontier oil reneries will boost Utahs waxy crude production by thousands of barrels and buoy overall output among the states reneries.
Current capacity
(barrels of oil per day)

UTAH REFINERIES
Capacity/production
250,000 barrels/day 200
209,500

150 175,500
99,000

100 50 0
20,000

Level after expansion

SILVER EAGLE Woods Cross

60,000 barrels/day 50 40 30 20 10 0
8,500 0 8,500

WEST BOUNTIFUL

Renery Utah crude* capacity 2006 2012

BOUNTIFUL

15
WOODS CROSS
Detail

Renery Utah crude* capacity 2006 2012

BIG WEST OIL North Salt Lake

60,000 barrels/day 50 40 30 20 10 0 Renery Utah crude* capacity 2006 2012
30,000 7,500 11,500

Redwood Rd.

HOLLYFRONTIER Woods Cross

70,000 barrels/day 60 50
60,000 40,000

NORTH SALT LAKE

40 30 20 10 0
3,000 31,000

Renery Utah crude* capacity 2006 2012

215
CHEVRON Salt Lake City
60,000 barrels/day 50 40 30 20 10 0
48,000 Increase undisclosed 9,000

TESORO Salt Lake City

15

70,000 barrels/day 60 50 58,000

62,000

SALT LAKE CITY

40 30 20 10 0
500 20,000

Renery Utah crude* capacity 2006 2012

0 1/2 MILES

Renery Utah crude* capacity 2006 2012

Source: Tribune research

* Waxy crude oil extracted in Utah

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