Cartagena Refinery
 Reficar industrial complex | |
| Country | Colombia |
|---|---|
| City | Cartagena |
| Coordinates | 10°18′54″N 75°29′50″W / 10.31500°N 75.49722°W |
| Refinery details | |
| Operator | Refineria de Cartagena S.A. |
| Owner(s) | Ecopetrol |
| Commissioned | 1956 |
| Capacity | 210.000 bbl/d (33.3873 m3/d) |
| Refining units | crude units, visbreaking units, fluid catalytic cracker, light products plants, polymerization plants, amine plants, sulfur plants, impurities treatment plants |
The Cartagena Refinery is an oil refinery in Cartagena, Colombia. It is operated by Refineria de Cartagena S.A. (Reficar), a subsidiary of Ecopetrol.[1]
History
[edit]The refinery was built by Intercol in 1956 and purchased by Ecopetrol in 1976.
Technical features
[edit]The refinery has a capacity of 75 thousand barrels per day (11.9×103 m3/d).[2] By 2013, the capacity will be increased to 165 thousand barrels per day (26.2×103 m3/d).[1] The refinery consists of crude units, visbreaking units, fluid catalytic cracker, light products plants, polymerization plants, amine plants, sulfur plants, and impurities treatment plants.[2] by 2023 its oil production increased to 210 thousand barrels per day (33×103 m3/d)[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Ecopetrol Announces Approval of Cartagena Refinery Project". Downstream Today. 2009-10-23. Retrieved 2009-10-30.
- ^ a b "Technical Configuration. The Cartagena Refinery today". Ecopetrol. Retrieved 2009-10-30.
- ^ ""Actualmente, la producción de la Refinería de Cartagena es 210.000 barriles por día"". La República (in Spanish). February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
