Hunt Refining Company started operations in Tuscaloosa, Alabama in 1946, shortly after legendary oilman H. L. Hunt discovered heavy, asphaltic crude oil near Gilbertown, Alabama and built a small 3,500-barrel per day asphalt refinery in Tuscaloosa to process the crude. Over the years, the original plant has been replaced and today has a capacity of 52,000 barrels per day and includes a 16,000 barrel per day coker and a 15,000 barrel per day diesel hydrotreater.
