CHIBA REFINERY

Site Profile(as of June 2024)

Address2 Goi Kaigan, Ichihara, Chiba
Start-upFebruary 1963
Total area1,169,547 m2
Employees422 (as of March 31, 2024)
Capacity177,000 barrels/day
ISO 9001December 25, 1996
ISO 14001March 13, 1998

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CHIBA

Site Area

North Area677,015 m²
South Area492,532 m²

Capacity of Major Equipment

No.1 Topping Unit75,000 barrels / day
No.2 Topping Unit102,000 barrels / day
No.2 Vacuum Distillation Unit60,000 barrels / day
Prefractionator Unit23,000 barrels / day
No.1 Catalytic Reforming Unit11,500 barrels / day
No.1 Reformate Splitter9,000 barrels / day
No.2 Catalytic Reforming Unit25,000 barrels / day
No.2 Reformate Splitter20,000 barrels / day
Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit40,000 barrels / day
FCC Gasoline Hydrodesulfurization Unit24,000 barrels / day
No.1 Hydrodesulfurization Unit8,000 barrels / day
Isomerization Unit6,000 barrels / day
No.2 Hydrodesulfurization Unit26,000 barrels / day
No.3 Hydrodesulfurization Unit55,000 barrels / day
No.4 Hydrodesulfurization Unit 50,000 barrels / day
Vacuum Gas Oil Hydrodesulfurization Unit35,000 barrels / day
Hydrogen Recovery by Membranes Separation System Unit2 units 643,200 m3N / day
No.10 Fuel Oil Hydrodesulfurization Unit36,000 barrels / day
No.20 Fuel Oil Hydrodesulfurization Unit36,000 barrels / day
No.1 Hydrogen Producing Unit648,000 m3N / day
No.10·20 Hydrogen Producing Unit 880,000 m3N / day x 2

Sulfur Recovery Unit
(With Tail Gas Treating Unit)

150 t / day
165 t / day × 2

Power Facilities

Boilers4 units423 t / hour
Power Receiving Equipment1 unit90,000 kVA
Steam Turbine Generators4 units26,600 kW
Co-generation Unit 39,500 kW
65 t / hour

Oil Storage Facilities

Crude Oil Tanks13 units930,902 kl
Finished Product /
Semi-processed Product Tanks		108 units1,300,952 kl
Sulfur Tanks2 units26,424 t
LPG Tanks18 units23,027 t

Port Facilities

Crude Oil Tanker Berth1 unit100,000 DWT
Keiyo Sea Berth1 unit314,250 DWT
Loading / Unloading Piers15 units 
Offices