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=== Summary Information ===

* Ownership: PDVSA
* Website: http://www.pdvsa.com/
* Wiki Page: [[Puerto La Cruz Refinery]]
* Location: Puerto La Cruz, Anzoátegui, Venezuela
* Capacity: million tons/annum & bbl/day
* Nelson Complexity:
* Project Stage: PMC awarded
* Expected Completion: Project on hold due to sanctions
* Budget: US$ 5 billion

=== The Project ===

* Project Type: Upgrade & Expansion
* Project Summary: The Puerto La Cruz refinery is to be expanded to 280,000 barrels a day and upgraded to be able to process crude from the Orinoco heavy crude belt
* Main Contractors:
** **Toyo Engineering / Vepica:** PMC
** **JGC Corporation** - Detail engineering, procurement support and construction management services
** **Hyundai-Wison** - Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Start-up assistance
** **Wison** - Procurement and construction for the site preparation

=== Refining Units ===

* Atmospheric Distillation,
* Vacuum Distillation,
* Slurry Hydrocraker (HDH Plus*),
* Sequential Hydroprocessing (SHP),
* Sulfur Recovery,
* Hydrogen Production

=== Terminal Capacity ===

* Crude Oil:
* Refined Products:

=== Crude Supply ===

* The upgrade will enable the refinery to process very heavy crudes

=== Products Produced ===

* The refinery produces mainly automotive fuels

=== History ===

* 2007 - JGC was awarded a contract for the FEED (Front End Engineering Design)
* 2008 - JGC designated engineering contractor for the HDH Plus® process
* 2011 - Toyo engineering awarded PMC contract
* 2012 - Hyundai-Wison awarded Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Start-up assistance contract
* 2013 - Technip awarded contract for hydrogen units

=== Other Information ===

* The facilities will be first in the world to commercially employ the HDH Plus® heavy crude oil cracking process technology, which was developed independently by PDVSA.

=== Links ===

# [[Vepica Refinery Project References]]
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/archive:hdhplus-shp-technology-will-be-used-at-the-puerto-la HDHPLUS/SHP technology will be used at the Puerto La Cruz refinery]
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:1003 Financial resources secured to expand the capacity of El Palito and Puerto La Cruz refineries]
# [http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-28/japan-pdvsa-sign-1-5-billion-loan-to-expand-refineries-1-.html Japan, PDVSA Sign $1.5 Billion Loan to Expand Refineries]
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:1681 Award of PMC Contract for Large Scale Heavy Oil Upgrading Project in Venezuela]
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:1703 JGC Wins Oil Refinery Expansion Project in Venezuela]
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:2719 Wison wins Puerto la Cruz oil refinery in Venezuela]
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:4334 Technip awarded contract for two hydrogen reformers in Venezuela]
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:4629 Wison Wins Another Procurement and Construction Contract for Puerto La Cruz Refinery Deep Conversion]

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