Kuparuk Unit Topping Plant (KUTP) / Central Processing Facility 1 (CPF-1)
ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc. · ConocoPhillips · Prudhoe Bay, AK
- bpd crude capacity · EIA 2026
- 15,000
- pipelines it injects into
- 0
- delivery points reachable
- 0
- terminals on those points
- 0
- events on record
- 1
Capability
Crude distillation 15,000 bpd operable, 15,000 operating (EIA-820, as of 2026-01-01). Downstream units below, barrels per calendar day.
Crude slate
Kuparuk River Unit field crude oil (North Slope, light/waxy).
Crude in & products out
| Direction | Mode | Route | Point / origin | Products | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| crude in | pipeline | Field gathering lines (Kuparuk River Unit) Not a merchant/market crude pipeline — the topping plant runs on the unit's own field-produced crude oil, gathered on the CPF-1 production pad. |
Kuparuk field production | crude | source |
| products out | pipeline | CPF-1 to CPF-3 diesel pipeline A new pipeline moves untreated diesel from the CPF-1 topping plant to the CPF-3 ULSD unit for sulfur stripping. |
Kuparuk CPF-3 ULSD treating facility | distillate | source |
| products out | truck rack | North Slope industrial fuel distribution Diesel fuel is produced 'for all of the industrial operations on the North Slope' and possibly North Slope communities; the companion Prudhoe Bay topping plant delivers supplemental diesel by truck when demand is high, implying truck distribution is part of this system too. |
Kuparuk CPF-1 | distillate | source |
Pipeline reach
No tariff origin point is linked to this refinery yet.
Substitutes
No other refinery shares a tariff system with this one in our data.
Events
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2006-2008
expansion
ConocoPhillips built an ULSD (ultra-low-sulfur diesel) treating facility at Kuparuk CPF-3, fed by a new pipeline from the CPF-1 topping plant, to comply with EPA's ULSD mandate for North Slope diesel fuel. source
Rates are pipeline line-haul transcribed from published FERC tariffs; every figure cites its tariff and item. Cost to serve (netback) adds origin spot price and destination fees. "Confirmed" links match a tariff delivery point to the facility; "same city" means the point is in the facility's city — plausible, not proof; "per research" means the facility's research profile names the pipeline as an outlet.