Billings Refinery

Located in Billings, Montana, our Billings Refinery processes a mixture of Canadian heavy, high-sulfur crude oil plus domestic high-sulfur and low-sulfur crude oils, all delivered by pipeline and truck.

The facilities have fluid catalytic cracking, naphtha reforming and hydrodesulfurization units. A delayed coker converts heavy, high-sulfur residue into higher-value light oils. The refinery produces a high percentage of gasoline, diesel and aviation fuels as well as fuel-grade petroleum coke. Finished petroleum products from the refinery are delivered by pipeline, railcar and truck. Pipelines transport most of the refined products to markets in Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, Colorado and Washington.

Year established: 1990 

The Billings Refinery Citizens Advisory Council (CAC) provides a forum to share information, concerns and views. CAC members have observed and participated in mock-emergency drills, provided input and feedback to Billings Refinery associated with the federally mandated Risk Management Process and acted as a sounding board for Yellowstone County agencies and businesses as they developed a community-wide communication plan for the general public.

Clean Product Yield Capability: 90%

Nelson Complexity Factor: 12.4

Capacities

Gasolines Production: 35 MBD^*

Distillates Production: 30 MBD^*

Crude Throughput: 65 MBD

Total Throughput: 67 MBD

* Clean product capacities are maximum rates for each clean product category, independent of each other. They are not additive when calculating the clean product yield capability for each refinery.
(MBD) Thousand Barrels Per Day