Preemraff Lysekil
Encyclopedia
Preemraff Lysekil is an oil refinery
located at Brofjorden near the Swedish city of Lysekil
. Originally named Scanraff, the refinery was taken into use in 1975. The site was selected because of its excellent natural harbour, and the facility can accept supertankers up to . In 2003, the facility was acquired by Preem
.
Preem is the largest supplier of petroleum products in Sweden
and its two refineries, Preemraff Lysekil and Preemraff Göteborg
in Gothenburg
represent two-thirds of Sweden's refining capacity.
Oil refinery
An oil refinery or petroleum refinery is an industrial process plant where crude oil is processed and refined into more useful petroleum products, such as gasoline, diesel fuel, asphalt base, heating oil, kerosene, and liquefied petroleum gas...
located at Brofjorden near the Swedish city of Lysekil
Lysekil
Lysekil is a locality and the seat of Lysekil Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 7,568 inhabitants in 2005.The picturesque coastal town of Lysekil is a major tourist destination during the Swedish summer period from June to the end of August.Lysekil is known as originator of the...
. Originally named Scanraff, the refinery was taken into use in 1975. The site was selected because of its excellent natural harbour, and the facility can accept supertankers up to . In 2003, the facility was acquired by Preem
Preem
Preem is a Swedish petroleum corporation owned by Ethiopia born Saudi Arabian Citizen Mohammed H. Al-Amoudi, that owns 530 petrol stations in Sweden. Preem also own two oil refineries in Sweden, Preemraff Göteborg in Gothenburg and Preemraff Lysekil outside of Lysekil. Both refineries together...
.
Preem is the largest supplier of petroleum products in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
and its two refineries, Preemraff Lysekil and Preemraff Göteborg
Preemraff Göteborg
Preemraff Göteborg is an oil refinery located in the Swedish city of Gothenburg. Preem is the largest supplier of petroleum products in Sweden and its two refieneries, Preemraff Göteborg in Gothenburg and Preemraff Lysekil in Lysekil represent two-thirds of Sweden's refining capacity. The...
in Gothenburg
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
represent two-thirds of Sweden's refining capacity.