Pres. Bernardes RPBC Refinery

Summary Information

• Ownership: Petrobras
• Website: http://www.petrobras.com.br/en/
• List of Petrobras Refineries
• Location: Cubatão, 60 km from São Paulo, Brazil
• Capacity: 8.5 million tons/annum & 170,000 bbl/day
• Nelson Complexity:
• Refining Depth:

Brief Description

• A medium to large sized high complexity refinery

Refining Units

• Atmospheric Distillation
• Vacuum Distillation
• Coker
• Coke Naphtha Hydrotreating unit
• Sulphur Recovery Unit
• Gas Treatment Unit
• BTX

Terminal Capacity

• Crude Oil:
• Refined Products:

Crude Supply

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Products Produced

• Gasoline, petroleum coke, jet fuel, diesel fuel, cooking gas, naphtha, bunker fuel, hydrogen, butane, benzene, xylenes and toluene, hexane, sulfur,

Projects

• The refinery was recently upgraded. The project, was completed in 2013, allows the production of low-sulphur content diesel
• Technip had a contract covering engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, pre-operation and assisted operation of five new process units, including a diesel hydrotreater and a hydrogen plant, as well as all associated utilities

Other Information

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History

• 1952 - Refinery construction began
• 1955 - Refinery commissioned
• 2007 - Techint awarded contract for a Naphta Hydrodesulphurization Unit (HDS), a Dietalonamine Unit (DEA) and a Coke Naphta Hydrotreatment Unit (HDT)
• 2011 - Technip awarded EPC contract, for five new units

Links

1. Refinery webpage
2. Skanska to expand refinery in Brazil for USD 55 M, about SEK 380 M
3. Technit Projects
4. Technip awarded refining contract in Brazil