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Mailiao Refinery

{{Short description|Oil refinery in Mailiao, Yunlin County, Taiwan}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}

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| name = Mailiao Refinery

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| location_map = Yunlin County

| coordinates = {{Coord|23|47|32.4|N|120|11|41.6|E|type:landmark_region:TW|display=inline,title}}

| city = Mailiao, Yunlin County, Taiwan

| operator =

| owner = Formosa Plastics Corp

| founded = {{Start date|2000}}

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| capacity bbl/d = 540,000{{cite web|url=https://www.rigzone.com/news/wire/taiwans_formosa_restarts_naphtha_cracker_not_yet_at_fulltilt-16-jul-2018-156304-article/|date=16 July 2018|title=Taiwan's Formosa Restarts Naphtha Cracker; Not Yet At Full-Tilt|website=Rigzone|accessdate=7 November 2018}}

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The Mailiao Refinery is an oil refinery complex on an artificial island in Mailiao Township, Yunlin County, Taiwan.

History

The refinery began its first phase of production in 2000 with a capacity of 150,000 barrels per day. In 2002, it reached its full capacity at 450,000 barrels per day.{{cite web|url=http://abarrelfull.wikidot.com/mailiao-refinery|title=Mailiao Refinery|website=A Barrel Full|accessdate=7 November 2018}}

Architecture

The refinery consists of 28 storage tanks for crude oil with an individual capacity of 130,000 m3.

Incidents

  • On 6 September 2011, a fire broke out at Formosa Petrochemical's No. 3 refinery plant. The fire started because of a leakage during the start of an alkylation unit at the plant but was put out within 30 minutes.{{cite news|first1=Kevin|last1=Chen|date=7 September 2011|url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2011/09/07/2003512631|title=FPC Mailiao plant suffers another fire|publisher=Taipei Times|accessdate=3 December 2020}}
  • On 15 July 2020, a fire broke out at No. 2 residual desulphurization unit.{{cite news|date=15 July 2020|url=https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news/2123242-taiwans-mailiao-refinery-complex-hit-by-fire|title=Taiwan’s Mailiao refinery complex hit by fire|publisher=Argus Media|accessdate=3 December 2020}}{{cite news|date=15 July 2020|url=https://inspectioneering.com/news/2020-07-15/9304/formosa-shuts-mailiao-refinery-unit-after-fire|title=Formosa Shuts Mailiao Refinery Unit after Fire|publisher=Inspectioneering|accessdate=3 December 2020}}

See also

References

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{{Oil refineries in Taiwan}}

Category:2000 establishments in Taiwan

Category:Buildings and structures in Yunlin County

Category:Energy infrastructure completed in 2000

Category:Formosa Plastics Group

Category:Oil refineries in Taiwan

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