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Name
Amerada Hess Oil Co.
Industrial Activity
Petrochemical / oil refineries
Country
United States
Type
Public
Status
Published

Location

City
Port Alucroix, Limetree Bay
Province
St Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Coordinates
17.666667, -64.750000

Site Description

Main Activities
Hess Oil Virgin Islands Corporation (HOVIC) refinery is an Oil refinery in Port Alucroix, St Croix.

In 1968, Hess Oil and Chemical Corporation merged with Amerada Petroleum Corporation into Amerada Hess Corporation (NYSE: HES). Since 2006, the merged company has been called Hess Corporation.

Before the merger, Hess Oil and Chemical developed the Hess Oil Virgin Islands Corporation (HOVIC) Refinery on St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands, at the time the largest oil refinery in the world.

Operator

Name
Hess Oil Virgin Islands Corporation
ID: 53, Created: Vincenzo ARCIDIACONO, 2014-09-19 16:55:54 – Last Updated: Kyriaki GKOKTSI, 2023-10-17 10:57:01

Attachments

NoDescriptionFile Size
1.Oil Spill Case Histories 1.73MB

Natech Accidents

NoDateHazard TypeNatural Hazard
1.1989/09/20Tropical CycloneHurricane Hugo