Esso Augusta Refinery

Summary Information Ownership: Sonatrach Website: http://www.sonatrach.com/ List of Sonatrach Refineries Location: Augusta, Italy Capacity: 9.5 million tons/annum & 190,000 bbl/day Nelson Complexity: Refining Units Atmospheric Distillation *2 Vacuum Distillation *2 Fluid catalitic conversion unit (FCCU) Powerformate splitter C3/C4 Splitter propane/propilene Alkylation unit Hydrofiners Lubes units Sour water stripper Sulphur recovery units Terminal Capacity Crude Oil: 0,58 million cubic meters Refined Products: Semifinished products: 1,05 million cubic meters Finished products: 1,20 million cubic meters Total: 275 tanks for about 3 million cubic meters Crude Supply - Products Produced Gasoline, Naphtha, LPG, ULSD, Jet Fuel, Fuel Oil Ongoing Projects - Other Information - History 1949 - ExxonMobil's complex began operations in the southern Italian city of Augusta. At that time, it was called Rasiom 1953 - Reforming Unit 1 (hidrofyner) commissioned 1954/56: Reformer 2 - 3 (powerformers) 1957 - Topping Unit 4 1961 - It was acquired by ExxonMobil and it was renamed as Esso Augusta Refinery. 1962, reforming 4 (powerformer) 1963: 1 vacuum pipestill, a lubricant 1965 - The refinery was expanded with the addition of a 100,000 bpd CDU 1967: catalytic cracking, alkylation 1969: a sulfur plant in 1971: vacuum pipestill 2 1972: It is merged with the Italian name It Refinery of Augusta 1974: two lubricants in 1975: water purification process 1979: biological oxidation in the refinery, (water treatment) 1982: thermal integration between systems 1986: biological oxidation consortium in the plant, (water treatment) 1989: reforming 5 (powerformer) 1990: sulfur plant 2 1992: hydrofiner, propylene recovery 1996: electrostatic precipitator 1997: reducing benzene content, reducing sulfur emissions 1999 - The Esso and AGIP refineries are merged 1999: operator. about. of ricez. / sped. products 2000: installation of water barriers imp. Alky 2001: Adaptation park LPG / paraffin sales 2004: AUTOIL-2 Scanfiner adjustment for the production of low sulfur Diesel and Petro 2018: Acquired by Sonatrach Relevant Links [1] Refinery Webpage (In Italian) Planned Maintenance, Pump Zone Priolo Petrochemical Area, Information Memorandum Saipem Grass Roots Refineries Saipem Atmospheric Crude Distillation Units Saipem Alkylation Units Saipem LPG Treatment Units Saipem Atmospheric Gasoil Desulphurisation Exxon and AGIP to Integrate Two Italian Refineries