Gualberto Villarroel Cochabamba Refinery

Summary Information

• Ownership: YPFB Refinación S.A.
• Website: http://www.ypfbrefinacion.com.bo/
• Location:
• Capacity: million tons/annum & bbl/day
• Nelson Complexity:
• Refining Depth:

Brief Description

• The Gualberto Villarroel Refinery is the largest oil processing capacity in the country, but by international standards, it is small and low complexity

Refining Units

• Atmospheric Distillation
• Vacuum distillation
• Catalytic Reformer
• Lubricants unit

Terminal Capacity

• Crude Oil:
• Refined Products:

Crude Supply

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Products Produced

• Gasoline, diesel, fuel oil, lubricants

Projects

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Other Information

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History

• 1999 - Petrobras acquired the refinery
• 2007 - The Bolivian government nationalised the refinery along with Guillermo Elder Bell Santa Cruz Refinery

Links

1. Refinery webpage
2. Bolivia accepts Petrobras’ proposal for refinery sale
3. Petrobras finalizes the transfer of refineries to YPFB