Posted on 04/03/2005 2:43:08 PM PDT by Pendragon_6
2004 (Most Recent Figures Available) Crude Oil Imports From Persian Gulf Highlights: Released on February 23, 2005 It should be noted that several factors influence the source of a company's crude oil imports. For example, a company like Motiva, which is partly owned by Saudi Refining Inc., would be expected to import a large percentage from the Persian Gulf, while Citgo Petroleum Corporation, which is owned by the Venezuelan state oil company, would not be expected to import a large percentage from the Persian Gulf, since most of their imports likely come from Venezuela. In addition, other factors that influence a specific company's sources of crude oil imports would include the characteristics of various crude oils as well as a company's economic needs. While, in general, crude oil is fungible, i.e., one crude oil can be substituted for another, many refineries are optimized by refining crude oil with specific qualities (e.g., the API gravity, the amount of sulfur in the crude oil, etc.). Also, depending on the global crude oil market condition at the time, the price difference between heavy and light crude oils varies, thus changing the economic dynamics for different refineries. Therefore, many factors determine the source of a company's crude oil imports.
JANUARY - DECEMBER 2004 (Thousand Barrels) Totals: 3,674,058 876,558 24% Company Total Persian Gulf % Persian Gulf
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VALERO MKTG & SUPPLY CO 322,393 126,838 39% EXXONMOBIL CO USA 292,516 130,906 45% CHEVRON CORP 280,661 111,266 40% SUNOCO INC 261,586 PHILLIPS 66 CO 251,664 26,675 11% MOTIVA ENTERPRISES LLC 226,531 182,271 80% EXXONMOBIL OIL CORP 204,806 16,506 8% BP PRODTS N AMER INC 201,439 44,990 22% MARATHON ASHLAND PETRO LLC 189,550 88,905 47% CITGO PETRO CORP 146,328 5,976 4% FLINT HILLS RESOURCES LP 142,778 12,285 9% SHELL OIL CO 114,564 PREMCOR REFG GROUP INC THE 99,480 20,904 21% LYONDELL CITGO REFG LP 97,443 1,400 1% PHILLIPS PETRO CO 92,644 14,850 16% CONOCO INC 91,499 2,306 3% SHELL US TRADG CO 59,175 1,772 3% BP WEST COAST PRODTS LLC 58,535 38,523 66% ATOFINA PETROCHEMICALS INC 56,440 23,026 41% PORT ARTHUR COKER CO 55,586 PDV MIDWEST REFG LLC 50,641 TESORO PETRO CORP 42,016 2,432 6% MURPHY OIL USA INC 38,780 978 3% CHALMETTE REFG LLC 37,091 CITGO ASPH REFG CO 29,439 UNITED REFG CO 22,973 TESORO HAWAII CORP 22,626 3,433 15% ASTRA OIL CO INC 21,571 SHELL CHEM LP 20,256 GIANT YORKTOWN INC 17,991 CHS INC 17,243 SINCLAIR OIL CORP 13,677 TOTAL PETROCHEM USA INC 11,577 4,251 37% HUNT CRUDE OIL SUPPLY CO 10,941 5,422 50% FRONTIER OIL & REFG 9,434 LION OIL CO 8,718 8,718 100% KOCH SUPPLY & TRDG CO 7,558 1,925 25% ERGON REFG INC 6,555 TRIGEANT LTD 6,013 SUNCOR ENERGY (USA) INC 5,100 ATLANTIC TRDG & MKTG INC 4,807 CROWN CENTRAL PETRO CORP 4,704 VITOL S A INC 3,231 EDGINGTON OIL CO INC 2,310 SHELL OIL PRODTS US 2,304 MONTANA REFG CO 2,221 NCRA 2,175 FLYING J PETRO INC 2,103 STATOIL MKTG & TRDG (US) INC 1,373 EQUISTAR CHEMICALS LP 1,039 SEMPRA ENERGY TRADING CORP 513 WESTPORT PETRO INC 477 GLENCORE LTD 370 EL PASO MERCHANT ENERGY PETRO 278 PARAMOUNT PETRO CORP 214 US OIL & REFG CO 121
Persian Gulf includes = Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates.
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ARCO, BP/Phillips, Citgo, Conoco, Hess, Sinclair, Sunoco
The above companies use no Persian Gulf oil
Persian Gulf includes = Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates. |
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Ok. Now that is a little trivia. Is that supposed to influence where I get my gas and home heating oil? If it is, it ain't gonna do the trick.
This is completely bogus as to determining who really uses imported Persian Gulf Oil. The refineries where the crude is distilled into things like gasoline, kerosene, home heating oil and vaseline don't really care where the oil comes from. It all gets mixed together based on grade of crude ranging from light sweet Texas crude to sour thick Brent North Sea Crude. So the gasoline that goes into your tank has come from many sources. So stop thinking that you can boycott a particular company and not get that Saudi crude that your car thirsts for. In addition, the gas stations are know to get gasoline from independent truckers who go fill up at the cheapest refinery. So Shell may actually be Exxon and vice versa. That's why the thought that one gas is better than another is a fiction.
Right. They all swap gasoline with one another so that they can supply their stations from terminals that are more convenient and therefore lower their distribution costs. In other words, if you buy gasoline from an Exxon-Mobil station, it might have been refined by Shell. The only part of the gasoline that you can positively count on being Exxon-Mobil is their additive package.
Other than being a complete crock, nice post.
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