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Preemraff Göteborg is an

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in the Swedish city of

Gothenburg Gothenburg ( ; ) is the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, second-largest city in Sweden, after the capital Stockholm, and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated by the Kattegat on the west coast of Sweden, it is the gub ...

Preem Preem is a Swedish petroleum and bio-fuel company (even referred to as a petroleum corporation) with approximately 570 petrol stations and two oil refineries in Sweden, Preemraff Göteborg in Gothenburg and Preemraff Lysekil outside of Lysekil ...

is the largest supplier of

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s in

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and its two refineries, Preemraff Göteborg in Gothenburg and

Preemraff Lysekil Preemraff Lysekil is an oil refinery located at Brofjorden near the Swedish city of Lysekil. Production Originally named Scanraff, the refinery was taken into use in 1975. The site was selected because of its excellent natural harbour, and the ...

Lysekil Lysekil () is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Lysekil Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had about 7,600 inhabitants in 2018. Situated on the south tip of Stångenäs peninsula at the mouth of Gullmarn fjord, it ...

represent 80% of Sweden's refining capacity. The Gothenburg refinery is certified according to

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. The facility produces

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and

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for both the Swedish and foreign markets. Construction started in 1965 and refining started in 1967. Originally owned by BP, it was sold to

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when BP decided to leave the Swedish market in 1991. In 1994, Sheik Mohammed Al Amoudi from

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bought OK Petroleum, and in 1996 changed the name to Preem Raffinaderi. The port for crude oil tankers (allowing draft) is around west, from where there is a pipeline connection. Refined products are shipped from a port near the Preemraff, or by road or rail connection.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Preemraff Goteborg Oil refineries in Sweden Hisingen Economy of Gothenburg Buildings and structures completed in 1967 1967 establishments in Sweden 1960s establishments in Gothenburg and Bohus County

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