Tessenderlo Kerley

Jupiter Sulphur LLC

Providing Value added
Sulfur Products

Jupiter Sulphur LLC represents over twenty years of partnership between Tessenderlo Kerley, Inc. and the ConocoPhillips Oil Company. You may wonder where the synergies between a major oil company and a Phoenix based fertilizer company are found. The answer lies in the fact that this very successful venture has perfected the concept of providing “over the fence” world class sulfur processing services, while upgrading those off-gasses into the high quality value added products that TKI then represents into its various markets. The assets that are held within Jupiter would normally be considered “non-performing” on any other oil company's balance sheet. However, due to its ability to upgrade “undesirables”, Jupiter has proved to be invaluable in terms of reliability, flexibility, and financial feasibility to both parents.

TKI acts in the capacity of the day-to-day Operator of Jupiter; however as a joint venture the various employees are seconded or loaned from the ranks of both companies. This opportunity at cross communication and the inter-disbursement of cultures has had a positive effect on both companies as well as those employees that serve within this venture.

As a sulfur processor Jupiter's reliability or “up-time run rates' far surpass industry standards, while maintenance costs are well below those commonly reported in the industry. Our core competency is sulfur processing, and we believe we do it better than anyone. We at Jupiter pride ourselves on our environmental record and are pleased to be able to use TKI's technology and know-how which allows us to stand head and shoulders above the governmental emissions requirements in every category.

Jupiter's commitment to the environment and to the safety of its employees is reflected in everything we do and this commitment has allowed us to currently approach 15 years without a lost time incident.

Through its Jupiter partnership, TKI has successfully melded the synergies of both companies into a self sufficient business enterprise that provides effortless and almost invisible H2S and sour water stripper streams processing services to each of the refineries we service. In turn, Jupiter converts these undesirable streams into environmentally friendly chemicals that are used to make the world a better place.