The Petit Couronne Refinery

The Petit Couronne refinery is situated on a 225-hectare site located about 130 kilometres northwest of Paris on the River Seine. The refinery has a total throughput capacity of approximately 154,000 barrels per day. The refinery was originally constructed in 1929.

The refinery receives its crude oil via pipeline from the marine facilities in Le Havre and has ready access to a broad range of product distribution avenues. Petit Couronne supplies the majority of its fuel products to major customers in the northwest of France, including the Paris region, by a combination of pipeline, rail, barge, and road truck deliveries (from the adjacent bulk terminal).

Crude is supplied from a variety of sources including the Mediterranean, Baltic, Africa, Middle East, as well as the North Sea. Crude oil is primarily delivered to the refinery through the crude storage terminal in Le Havre and subsequently delivered through a 70-kilometer refinery-owned pipeline to the refinery.

Petit Couronne is connected to the TRAPIL pipeline, through which the majority of the refinery's lighter products, such as clean transportation fuels, are transported. The pipeline is connected to several product storage terminals that supply the greater Paris area.