Robinson, Illinois
Marathon's Robinson refinery was built in 1906 by the Lincoln Oil Company and purchased by Marathon (then The Ohio Oil Company) in 1924. Today, the refinery has a full conversion processing scheme designed to maximize production of gasoline and diesel fuel. The refinery has a capacity of 206,000 barrels per day.
Refinery operations include crude fractionation, catalytic cracking, hydrocracking, distillate hydrotreating, coking, reforming, alkylation and sulfur recovery. Both sweet and sour crudes are used in the production of gasoline, diesel fuel, kerosene, jet fuel, petroleum coke, propane, propylene, sulfur, slurry and butane. The Robinson refinery produces low sulfur gasoline and 100 percent ULSD.
Access to several major pipelines allows the refinery the flexibility to bring in feed stocks from elsewhere in the United States, as well as to provide products to major markets within the Midwest.
History
The refinery has a tradition dating back to 1906, when Lincoln Oil Company built the original facility. In 1924, the 750 barrel per day capacity refinery was acquired by the Ohio Oil Company, forerunner of today’s Marathon Oil Corporation. The facility was expanded over the next several decades to meet burgeoning demand, along with World War II production requirements.
To meet the huge increase in consumer demand after World War II, the refinery was extensively rebuilt in the late 1940s to increase its capacity to 40,000 barrels per day. By the late 1960s, refinery capacity stood at 65,000 barrels per day. A major modernization project was completed in 1970 that nearly doubled the capacity to 125,000 barrels per day, and set the stage for the current state-of-the-art configuration. More recent renovations have increased the refinery capacity to its current level, and enabled production of low-sulfur gasoline and distillate fuels.
Safety and Environmental Recognition
- Achieved the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Star designation in 1999.
- Received numerous industry awards from the National Petrochemical & Refiners Association and the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association.
- Received the OSHA "Z Project" Lifesaver Award in 2006 for innovative use of fall protection systems.
- Received Wildlife Habitat Certification from the Wildlife Habitat Council for successful implementation of a wildlife habitat management program in Crawford County.
