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Preemraff Göteborg is an
oil refinery An oil refinery or petroleum refinery is an industrial processes, industrial process Factory, plant where petroleum (crude oil) is transformed and refining, refined into useful products such as gasoline (petrol), diesel fuel, asphalt, asphalt ...
in the Swedish city of Gothenburg. Preem is the largest supplier of
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s in Sweden 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 ...
in
Lysekil Lysekil () is a 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 has two nature reserves ...
represent 80% of Sweden's refining capacity. The Gothenburg refinery is certified according to
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. The facility produces liquefied petroleum gas,
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, diesel 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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Port of Gothenburg The municipally-owned Port of Gothenburg ( sv, Göteborgs hamn) is the largest port in the Nordic countries, with over 11,000 ship visits per year from over 140 destinations worldwide. As the only Swedish port with the capacity to cope with th ...
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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 ...


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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