Taoyuan Refinery
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  Location of Taoyuan Refinery 桃園煉油廠 | |
| City | Guishan, Taoyuan City, Taiwan |
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| Coordinates | 25°02′00.0″N 121°18′23.1″E / 25.033333°N 121.306417°E |
| Refinery details | |
| Operator | CPC Corporation |
| Owner | CPC Corporation |
| Commissioned | 1976 |
| Capacity | 200,000 bbl/d (32,000 m3/d) |
The Taoyuan Refinery (traditional Chinese: 桃園煉油廠; simplified Chinese: 桃园炼油厂; pinyin: Táoyuán Liànyóu Chǎng) is an oil refinery in Guishan District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.
The Taoyuan Refinery, operated by CPC Corporation's Refining Business Division, is located at No. 50, Section 1, Minsheng North Road, Nanshang Village, Guishan District, Taoyuan City, covering approximately 480 hectares. It also includes the Wugu and Shalun oil depots, supplying petroleum products to areas north of Taichung.
Development Timeline
- 1970: Planning for the Taoyuan Refinery began to meet national economic development and domestic petroleum needs.
- March 1972: The site was selected in present-day Nanshang Village, Guishan District, initiating civil engineering, infrastructure construction, and equipment installation.
- April 1977: The refinery officially commenced operations, supplying petroleum products to northern Taiwan.
- 1984: Construction of the gasoline desulfurization unit.
- 1987: Construction of the first heavy oil desulfurization unit to produce low-sulfur fuel oil.
- 1990: Completion of the second heavy oil desulfurization unit.
- 2001: Planning began for the production of low-benzene, low-aromatic gasoline to improve air quality.
- 2008-2009: Construction of the cracked gasoline hydrodesulfurization unit and debottlenecking of the diesel unit to produce low-sulfur gasoline and diesel, enhancing product quality.
- 2015: Construction of the Flare Gas Recovery System (FGRS) to reduce emissions from flare stacks.
This development history demonstrates the Taoyuan Refinery's continuous expansion and facility upgrades to meet the petroleum needs of northern Taiwan while striving to improve environmental protection and product quality.
