Catlettsburg Refinery
The Catlettsburg Refinery is an American oil refinery. It is located in northeastern Kentucky, at the intersection of Interstate 64 and U.S. Route 23 in Catlettsburg, Kentucky near the cities of Ashland, Kentucky and Huntington, West Virginia. The facility was built in 1916 by the Great Eastern Refining Company and purchased in 1924 by the Ashland Refining Company. The refinery now occupies a 650-acre (260 ha) plus site, producing more than 277,000 barrels per day (44,000 m3/d), and employing around 1,600 employees and contractors. Its location on the west banks of the Big Sandy River and only two miles south of the Ohio River, allows it to ship products by barge as well as pipeline.[1] It is owned and operated by Marathon Petroleum Corporation.[1]
  Location of the Catlettsburg Refinery in Kentucky | |
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Province | Kentucky |
| City | Catlettsburg, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 38°22′27″N 82°35′55″W |
| Refinery details | |
| Owner(s) | Marathon Petroleum Corporation |
| Commissioned | 1922 |
| Capacity | 277,000 bbl/d (44,000 m3/d) |
| No. of employees | 775 |
Due to the coal mining industry and the large quantity of petroleum products shipped from the refinery, the Port of Huntington Tri-State is the largest inland port in the United States, with 76.5 million tons shipped in 2007.[2]
References
- Catlettsburg Refining, LLC: Catlettsburg, Kentucky Archived 2014-06-06 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2014-06-05
- Johnson, Curtis (March 29, 2009). "Port of Huntington one of nation's largest". Huntington Herald-Dispatch. Retrieved 2010-02-22.