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Gulf Coast Cokers and Hydrocrackers

The impact of Gulf Coast cokers and hydrocrackers on the environment and community health

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Jan 12, 2026
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Which U.S. Gulf Coast refinery units (cokers, hydrocrackers) are currently operational and what are their names/capacities?

A definitive, unit-by-unit inventory of operational cokers and hydrocrackers on the U.S. Gulf Coast cannot be produced from the supplied reporting because the sources give refinery-level capacities an...

Jan 18, 2026

What environmental and community impacts have Gulf Coast cokers and hydrocrackers produced historically, and how do regulators treat heavier crude slates?

Gulf Coast cokers and hydrocrackers have historically enabled heavy, sour crude to be converted into valuable light fuels, but that upgrading comes with local environmental burdens—higher sulfur, hydr...