 |
 |
 |
| Sunoco's Commitment to Energy Conservation Sunoco established a formal energy conservation program at its refineries in 1975. This program instituted an organized approach to achieving energy conservation goals by carrying out capital projects and by improving operating and maintenance practices. The current program focuses on energy awareness and operational improvements to utilize energy more effectively in everyday operations. It also includes the incorporation of energy conservation technology into major facility expansions or upgrades. Although Sunoco has a continuous improvement policy, the energy-intensive nature of the low-sulfur fuels requirements an the federal EPA global settlement initiative are expected to offset cost-effective energy use reduction programs through at least 2012. Each refinery pursues specific energy conservation objectives designed to achieve its yearly energy use reduction targets. The refinery usage is normalized based on millions of BTUs per thousand barrels of crude oil processed. Chemical facilities measure their utilization using pounds of chemicals produced, so their energy usage has been normalized based on millions of BTUs per million pounds of production. |
HES Glossary
Conversion Table
Summary Report
|
| © 2009 Sunoco Inc. | |