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Posted Date: 2008-01-02T05:00Z

I was mistaken in our conversation.  The gasifier is actually in the
Exxon

Mobil Baytown Chemical Plant, adjacent to the Baytown Refinery.  It uses

deasphalter pitch from the refinery, but produces gas for use in the

chemical plant.

James Childress

Executive Director

Gasification Technologies Council

phone:  703-276-0110 

mobile:  703-626-8378

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From: eby.elaine@epamail.epa.gov [mailto:eby.elaine@epamail.epa.gov] 

Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 12:02 PM

To: jchil@jchildress.com

Subject: RE: Refineries Using Gasification

My notes, per an earlier discussion we had, identifies another gasifier

operating at a refinery in Baytown, Texas  using petroleum resids.  This
is

not on your list of 19.  Is this gasification not at a refinery?

Elaine Eby

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Solid Waste/Hazardous Waste Management and Minimization
Division

1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Ariel Rios Building (Mail Code 5302W)

Washington, DC  20460

voice:  703.308.8449

fax:       703.308.8433

                                                                        

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Elaine,

The Excel file lists 19 refineries using gasification worldwide.  It
lists

two U.S. refineries using gasification.  The spreadsheet also lists the

feedstocks and uses of the syngas.  I don't understand the question.

Jim

James Childress

Executive Director

Gasification Technologies Council

phone:  703-276-0110

mobile:  703-626-8378

-----Original Message-----

From: eby.elaine@epamail.epa.gov [mailto:eby.elaine@epamail.epa.gov]

Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 11:01 AM

To: jchil@jchildress.com

Cc: Brandes.William@epamail.epa.gov

Subject: Re: Refineries Using Gasification

Jim-

I'm trying to resolve the discrepancies between the file you sent me

(below) and our earlier conversation on the number of refineries
operating

gasification systems in the U.S..  According to your records at the GTC,

could you please identify the number of petroleum refineries that are

operating gasification units and for what purpose? This would exclude El

Dorado and any planned gasifier at a refinery.  Your help again is

appreciated.  Elaine

Elaine Eby

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Solid Waste/Hazardous Waste Management and Minimization
Division

1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Ariel Rios Building (Mail Code 5302W)

Washington, DC  20460

voice:  703.308.8449

fax:       703.308.8433

             "James

             Childress"

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Elaine,

A search of our online database indicates a total of 19 refineries
around

the world in which gasification units are operating.  A table with these

plants listed is attached.

I hope this is helpful.

Jim Childress

James Childress

Executive Director

Gasification Technologies Council

phone:  703-276-0110

mobile:  703-626-8378(See attached file: Refineries Using

Gasification.xls)