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Performance review
BP Annual Report and Accounts 2008
Performance review
The following table summarizes the BP group’s interests in refineries and crude distillation capacities at 31 December 2008.
thousand barrels per day
Crude distillation capacitiesa
Group interestbBP
Refinery Fuels value chain % Total share
Rest of Europe
Germany Bayernoil Rhine 22.5% 215 48
Gelsenkirchen* Rhine 50.0% 266 133
Karlsruhe Rhine 12.0% 323 39
Lingen* Rhine 100.0% 93 93
Schwedt Rhine 18.8% 226 42
Netherlands Rotterdam* Rhine 100.0% 386 386
Spain Castellón* Iberia 100.0% 110 110
Total Rest of Europe 1,619 851
US
California Carson* US West Coast 100.0% 266 266
Washington Cherry Point* US West Coast 100.0% 234 234
Indiana Whiting* US Mid-West 100.0% 405 405
Ohio Toledo* US Mid-West 50.0% 155 78
Texas Texas City* – 100.0% 475 475
Total US 1,535 1,458
Rest of World
Australia Bulwer* ANZ 100.0% 102 102
Kwinana* ANZ 100.0% 137 137
New Zealand Whangerei ANZ 23.7% 102 24
Kenya MombasacSouthern Africa 17.1% 94 16
South Africa Durban Southern Africa 50.0% 180 90
Total Rest of World 615 369
To t al 3,769 2,678
*Indicates refineries operated by BP.
aCrude distillation capacity is gross rated capacity, which is defined as the maximum achievable utilization of capacity (24-hour assessment) based on standard feed.
bBP share of equity, which is not necessarily the same as BP share of processing entitlements.
cOn 15 January 2008, it was announced that Essar Energy Overseas Ltd, a subsidiary of Essar Oil Limited, had entered into an agreement to acquire 50% of Kenya Petroleum Refineries Ltd.
The transaction was initially expected to be finalized in 2008, but has since been delayed in negotiations.
The following table outlines by region the volume of crude oil and feedstock processed by BP for its own account and for third parties. Corresponding
BP refinery capacity utilization data is summarized.
thousand barrels per day
Refinery throughputsa2008 2007 2006
UK –67 165
Rest of Europe 739 691 648
US 1,121 1,064 1,110
Rest of World 295 305 275
To t al 2,155 2,127 2,198
Refinery capacity utilization
Crude distillation capacity at 31 Decemberb2,678 2,769 2,823
Crude distillation capacity utilizationc78% 72% 76%
US 72% 62% 70%
Europe 85% 84% 87%
Rest of World 83% 84% 78%
aRefinery throughputs reflect crude and other feedstock volumes.
bCrude distillation capacity is gross rated capacity, which is defined as the maximum achievable utilization of capacity (24-hour assessment) based on standard feed.
cCrude distillation capacity utilization is defined as the percentage utilization of capacity per calendar day during the year after making allowances for average annual shutdowns at BP refineries (i.e. net
rated capacity).
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