Cenovus Lima Refinery
Lima Refining Company · Cenovus Energy Inc. · Lima, OH
- bpd crude capacity · EIA 2026
- 183,000
- pipelines it injects into · +2 same-city tariff origins
- 2
- delivery points reachable
- 40
- terminals on those points
- 63
- events on record
- 4
Capability
Crude distillation 183,000 bpd operable, 183,000 operating (EIA-820, as of 2026-01-01). Downstream units below, barrels per calendar day.
Conversion — makes gasoline and diesel from heavier oil
| Catalytic cracking (FCC) | 44,394 |
| Hydrocracking — gas oil | 25,480 |
| Delayed coking | 22,150 |
Upgrading
| Catalytic reforming — high pressure | 53,900 |
| Vacuum distillation | 57,000 sd |
Treating — meets sulfur specs
| Hydrotreating — diesel | 38,700 sd |
| Hydrotreating — kerosene & jet | 27,000 sd |
| Hydrotreating — gasoline | 35,000 sd |
| Hydrotreating — naphtha / reformer feed | 63,000 sd |
Production capacity
Crude slate
Both light sweet crude oil and heavy crude oil feedstock sourced from the U.S. and Canada, including Canadian synthetic crude oil such as HSB produced by the Lloydminster Upgrader; historically approximately 80% domestic.
Crude in & products out
| Direction | Mode | Route | Point / origin | Products | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| crude in | pipeline | Mid-Valley Pipeline Operated by Mid Valley Pipeline Company LLC (Energy Transfer). Its crude tariff FERC 483.23.0 lists Lima, Allen County, OH as a destination from Longview, Delhi and Mayersville, and as an origin onward to Samaria, Toledo and Cygnet. Cenovus's 2022 Annual Information Form states feedstocks are received via the Mid-Valley and Marathon Pipelines. |
Longview, TX; Delhi, LA; Mayersville, MS (tariff origins with a rate to Lima) | crude | source |
| crude in | pipeline | Marathon Pipe Line Named alongside Mid-Valley as a crude feedstock delivery route in Cenovus's own SEC filing. |
regional Marathon-owned crude network | crude | source |
| products out | pipeline | Buckeye Pipeline Buckeye's 2024 directory of connecting facilities lists Husky Marketing and Supply Co. among the facilities connected to Buckeye at Lima. Buckeye tariff FERC 446.52.0 has Lima, Allen County as an origin but does not name the refinery. Cenovus's 2022 Annual Information Form names Buckeye as a products outlet to markets in Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania and southern Michigan. |
Lima, Ohio. Whether the tie is at the plant or through Buckeye's Lima Station is not stated. | gasoline distillate | source |
| products out | pipeline | Inland Corporation pipeline Cenovus's 2022 Annual Information Form names Inland as a products outlet. Inland tariff FERC 31.38.0 carries Lima origin rates to Dayton, Columbus and Fostoria, and Ohio Rate Sheet 6.21.1 carries Lima origin rates and a Lima to Columbus volume incentive. The tariffs name the city, not the refinery. |
Lima, Ohio origin. The exact point is not stated. | gasoline distillate | source |
| products out | pipeline | Sunoco Pipeline (Energy Transfer) Cenovus's 2022 Annual Information Form names the Energy Transfer Partners pipeline systems as a products outlet. Sunoco Pipeline joint tariff FERC 216.18.0 routes Lima barrels on Inland to Sunoco at Fostoria Station, then on Sunoco to destination. No document shows a separate Sunoco connection at the plant. |
Reached over Inland Corporation from Lima to Sunoco Pipeline at Fostoria Station | gasoline distillate | source |
| products out | rail | railcar distribution Cenovus states that refined products are transported by pipelines and rail cars to markets in Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania and southern Michigan. It does not itemise the products that move by rail. The one product it names is anode-grade petroleum coke, which moves by truck and railcar. |
Lima refinery | petroleum coke | source |
| products out | truck rack | Lima Refining Company truck rack (IRS terminal T-34-OH-3176) The IRS active fuel terminals list dated 8/30/2026 has a terminal in the name of Lima Refining Company at 1150 S Metcalf, Lima. The 2024 consent decree gives the same street address for the refinery. The products loaded at the rack are not described in the documents read. |
1150 S Metcalf Street, Lima, OH | source |
Pipeline reach
| Pipeline | Injects at | Delivery points | Terminals | Lowest ¢/bbl | Median ¢/bbl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckeye Pipeline |
Lima per research
|
28 | 49 | 35.01 | 225.89 |
| Inland Corporation |
Lima per research
|
8 | 12 | 9.66 | 163.99 |
| Marathon Pipe Line (MPLX) |
Lima, OH same city
Lima (Allen County), OH same city
|
3 | 2 | 96.60 | 181.60 |
| Enterprise / TEPPCO |
Lima, OH (jet fuel, 58.15.0) same city
|
1 | 0 | 221.24 | 221.24 |
Substitutes
Other refineries injecting into the same pipelines — the supply that could backfill an outage here.
Buckeye Pipeline
- Wrb Refining LP · Wood River, IL 345,000 bpd
- Phillips 66 Company · Linden, NJ 275,000 bpd
- Monroe Energy LLC · Trainer, PA 190,000 bpd
- Bp-Husky Refining LLC · Toledo, OH 172,800 bpd
- Paulsboro Refining CO LLC · Paulsboro, NJ 160,000 bpd
- Toledo Refining CO LLC · Toledo, OH 150,800 bpd
- Marathon Petroleum CO LP · Detroit, MI 146,000 bpd
Enterprise / TEPPCO
- Motiva Enterprises LLC · Port Arthur, TX 656,400 bpd
- Exxonmobil Refining & Supply CO · Beaumont, TX 612,000 bpd
- Exxonmobil Refining & Supply CO · Baytown, TX 564,500 bpd
- Premcor Refining Group INC · Port Arthur, TX 385,000 bpd
- Totalenergies Petrochem & Refg USA · Port Arthur, TX 238,000 bpd
- Valero Refining CO Texas LP · Texas City, TX 225,000 bpd
- Coffeyville Resources Rfg & Mktg · Coffeyville, KS 132,000 bpd
- Pasadena Refining Systems INC · Pasadena, TX 118,750 bpd
- Lion Oil CO · El Dorado, AR 83,000 bpd
- Wynnewood Refining CO · Wynnewood, OK 74,500 bpd
- Calumet Shreveport Refining LLC · Shreveport, LA 57,000 bpd
Inland Corporation
- Bp-Husky Refining LLC · Toledo, OH 172,800 bpd
- Toledo Refining CO LLC · Toledo, OH 150,800 bpd
Marathon Pipe Line (MPLX)
- Marathon Petroleum CO LP · Galveston Bay, TX 631,000 bpd
- Marathon Petroleum CO LP · Garyville, LA 617,000 bpd
- Marathon Petroleum CO LP · Catlettsburg, KY 307,000 bpd
- Marathon Petroleum CO LP · Robinson, IL 253,000 bpd
- Valero Refining CO Texas LP · Texas City, TX 225,000 bpd
- Pasadena Refining Systems INC · Pasadena, TX 118,750 bpd
- Marathon Petroleum CO LP · Canton, OH 100,000 bpd
Events
-
2026-09
turnaround
Planned turnaround starting September 2026, expected to run to mid-October; scope per Cenovus (OPIS, 2026-07-29) includes crude unit, vacuum unit, hydrocracker, reformer and other units ("a big chunk of work"). OPIS cites capacity of 185,000 bpd. source
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2025-10
turnaround
Turnaround covering the fluid catalytic cracking unit, coking units and isomerization units ("In October 2025, Cenovus performed a turnaround that included the plant's fluid catalytic cracking unit, coking units and isomerization units."). source
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2024-09
regulatory
A consent decree in United States v. Lima Refining Company was lodged in September 2024. It covers the refinery owned and operated by Lima Refining Company at 1150 S. Metcalf Street in Lima, Ohio. source
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2024-07-31
outage
Lima Refining Company shut down one unit after an operational issue; increased flaring, company said no fire and no injuries. Reported refinery capacity 183,000 bpd. 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.