Established in 1886 the Husky Lima Refinery is a world-scale refinery capable of processing 165,000 barrels (6,900,000 gallons) of crude oil a day. With a total of 384 employees the Lima refinery produces approximately 25 percent of the gasoline consumed in the state of Ohio and produces approximately 2 billion gallons of refined petroleum products annually.
Acquired by Husky from Valero Energy Corporation in May of 2007 for the purchase price of U.S. $1.9 billion, the Lima refinery represents a significant step in Husky’s ongoing strategy to expand downstream business and support the objectives of a fully integrated energy and energy related company.
Husky holds substantial oil sands leases covering 510 thousand acres in the Cold Lake and Athabasca regions of northern Alberta, Canada. Production at Husky’s Tucker Oil Sands Project has commenced and development planning is proceeding for oil sands projects at Sunrise and Caribou Lake. Husky plans to review options for reconfiguring and expanding the Ohio Lima refinery to process heavy crude oil and bitumen, providing additional future investment in the community.
Approximately 80 percent of crude oil processed is domestic. The balance comes from the North Sea and West Africa. The gasoline, diesel and jet products are shipped by pipeline, with truck and rail being used for most other products.
Energy efficiency is a major objective of refinery operations and efforts are continuously underway to decrease the amount of energy required to operate the refinery and produce saleable products. Currently the plant converts crude oil to useful products at 94 percent efficiency. The remaining six percent of crude oil is used as energy in the manufacturing process.
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