Continental Refinery Company

Refinery #5113 is located on 93 acres in Pulaski County, Kentucky. CRC has a significant geographic advantage and honors the community by expanding local employment, managing for long-term prosperity and ensuring that Somerset, KY is a part of meeting the demands of domestic oil products.

With the strategic purchase of Somerset Oil Refinery in December 2011, Continental Refining Company entered a new era with proven management investing in processing plant improvements that drive efficiencies, increase capacity and meet future regulatory requirements while delivering consistent year-over-year profits. Although not a new oil refinery, this 1940’s oil refinery has been modernized and is a strategic energy investment by Continental Refining Company that will grow jobs and serve as a reliable American refinery.

FUELS

• CRC Fuels provide better Fuel Economy. CRC special formulated gasolines can help sustain clean intake valves, which can lead to better fuel economy, daily for you. When your vehicle is getting better fuel economy and clean intake valves, your engine will have fewer deposits helping your vehicle to perform better.
• CRC’s Premium High Cetane Diesel allows your vehicle to run stronger and longer. This Premium On Road Diesel provides controlled maximum horsepower and combustion for your engine needs. Our Diesel contains no Bio, so less build up and more torque. Running CRC’s unique diesel blend means less maintenance and more productivity.
• CRC’s Premium ULSD Dyed Diesel for Farm and Off Road Diesel needs. Our ULSD dyed is great for farm equipment, commercial and industrial purposes. This Premium Off Road Diesel provides maximum lubrication and combustion for your hardworking engine needs. Our Diesel contains no Bio, so less build up and more torque. Running CRC’s unique diesel blend means more engine hours with less maintenance.
• CRC offers the marine market, low sulfur marine diesel, a special blend distillate fuel that has a T-90 greater than 700° f, less than 1,000 ppm sulfur for use in the ECA 1 Operating Zones for Category 2 and 3 marine engines. It is similar to DMA grade Marine Gasoil. Low sulfur marine diesel can be used in marine vessels and towboats that move barges through U.S. rivers and lakes. This shipping accounts for 79% of domestic waterborne tonnage according to American Waterways Operators (AWO).
• Continental Refining Company offers Home Heating Oil to wholesale and commercial customers. Our product is great for residential home systems, boilers and industrial uses. Even with the recent lower oil price trend, it’s inevitable that energy costs will fluctuate and potentially rise again – including natural gas! We’re just as concerned about this as you are, which is why we provide a range of flexible pricing plans to protect your heating oil needs and offer this product throughout the entire year.