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=== Summary Information ===
 
=== Summary Information ===
Ownership: ENI
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* Ownership: ENI
Website: http://www.eni.com/
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* Website: http://www.eni.com/
List of ENI Refineries
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* List of [[ENI Refineries]]
Location: on the southern coast of Sicily
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* Location: on the southern coast of Sicily
Capacity: 5.0 million tons/annum & 100,000 bbl/day
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* Capacity:
Nelson Complexity:
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** Previously:5.0 million tons/annum & 100,000 bbl/day
Refining Units
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** Currently: 0.75 million tons/annum & 15,000 bbl/day
Atmospheric Crude Distillation
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* Nelson Complexity:
VDU
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=== Brief Description ===
FCC
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* The refinery has been converted into a biorefinery
Delayed Coker
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=== Refining Units ===
Alkylation unit
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* Biorefinery
Catalytic Reformer
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** Ecofining™ plant, (two existing desulphurisation units were modified)
Hydrogen Unit
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** Steam reforming unit
Sulphur Recovery Unit
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* Previously
LPG Treatment
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** Atmospheric Crude Distillation
Desulphurisation
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** VDU
Naphtha
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** FCC
Gasoil
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** Delayed Coker
Brief Description
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** Alkylation unit
The refinery has balanced refining capacity of 100 kbbl/d and a conversion index of 142.4%.
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** Catalytic Reformer
Following a survey carried out by the consultant firm Wood McKenzie, the refinery was listed first in Europe for the environmental quality of its products
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** Hydrogen Unit
Terminal Capacity
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** Sulphur Recovery Unit
Crude Oil:
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** LPG Treatment
Refined Products:
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** Desulphurisation
Crude Supply
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** Naphtha
It processes heavy crude produced from nearby Eni fields offshore and onshore Sicily.
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** Gasoil
Products Produced
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Gasoline, Diesel, Naphtha
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=== Terminal Capacity ===
Ongoing Projects
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* Crude Oil:
The Gela Refinery Renovation Project was launched in 2013
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* Refined Products:
Currently there is an upgrade of its power plant, through the revamping of its boilers, aimed at increasing profitability by exploiting the synergies deriving from the integration of refining and power generation.
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=== Crude Supply ===
Other Information
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* waste from food production, regenerated used cooking oil (RUCO), animal fat (tallow) and by-products from processing vegetable oil
It supplies large volumes of petrochemical feedstock to Eni's in site petrochemical plants.
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* It used to process heavy crude produced from nearby Eni fields offshore and onshore Sicily.
History
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=== Products Produced ===
1963 - Refinery commissioned by Snamprogetti with 40,000 bpd capacity
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* Green diesel
1968 - Vacuum Distillation, Alkylation unit & FCC commissioned
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1986 - Capacity increased by 38,000 bpd + Coker capacity increased
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=== Projects ===
1989 - Sulphur recovery unit commissioned
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* The Gela Refinery Renovation Project was launched in 2013
1990 - Gasoil HDS, Hydrogen Unit & LPG Treating Unit commissioned
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=== Other Information ===
2003 - A new 90,000 bpd capacity CDU installed
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* It used to supply large volumes of petrochemical feedstock to Eni's in site petrochemical plants.
2007 - CCR Reformer, Naphtha HT & Isomerisation unit commissioned
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=== History ===
2012 - Partial and temporary stoppage announced at the Gela Refinery
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* 1963 - Refinery commissioned by Snamprogetti with 40,000 bpd capacity
2013 - Renovation project announced
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* 1968 - Vacuum Distillation, Alkylation unit & FCC commissioned
Relevant Links
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* 1986 - Capacity increased by 38,000 bpd + Coker capacity increased
Saipem Isomerisation Units
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* 1989 - Sulphur recovery unit commissioned
Saipem Naphtha Treating Units
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* 1990 - Gasoil HDS, Hydrogen Unit & LPG Treating Unit commissioned
Saipem Residue Conversion Units
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* 2003 - A new 90,000 bpd capacity CDU installed
Saipem Vacuum Distillation Units
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* 2007 - CCR Reformer, Naphtha HT & Isomerisation unit commissioned
Saipem Vacuum Gasoil Desulphurisation
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* 2012 - Partial and temporary stoppage announced at the Gela Refinery
Refinery Webpage
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* 2013 - Renovation project announced
The Gela Refinery in Sicily, Alfa Laval
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===  Links ===
Eni: partial and temporary stoppage at the Gela Refinery
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# [[Atmospheric Gasoil Desulphurisation]]
Eni: Project for the renovation and recovery of the Gela refinery
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# [[Saipem Catalytic Reformer Units]]
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# [[Saipem Isomerisation Units]]
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# [[Saipem Naphtha Treating Units]]
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# [[Saipem Residue Conversion Units]]
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# [[Saipem Vacuum Distillation Units]]
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# [[Saipem Vacuum Gasoil Desulphurisation]]
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# [http://www.eni.com/en_IT/company/operations-strategies/refining-marketing/refining-rf/refinery-gela.shtml Refinery Webpage]
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# [http://www.alfalaval.com/solution-finder/customer-stories/Pages/Gela-Refinery.aspx The Gela Refinery in Sicily, Alfa Laval]
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# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:2380 Eni: partial and temporary stoppage at the Gela Refinery]
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# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:4372 Eni: Project for the renovation and recovery of the Gela refinery]
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# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/archive:eni-opens-its-bio-refinery-in-gela Eni opens its bio-refinery in Gela]
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[[Category:Refinery]]
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[[Category:Italy]]
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[[Category:ENI]]

Latest revision as of 11:39, 30 November 2023

Summary Information

  • Ownership: ENI
  • Website: http://www.eni.com/
  • List of ENI Refineries
  • Location: on the southern coast of Sicily
  • Capacity:
    • Previously:5.0 million tons/annum & 100,000 bbl/day
    • Currently: 0.75 million tons/annum & 15,000 bbl/day
  • Nelson Complexity:

Brief Description

  • The refinery has been converted into a biorefinery

Refining Units

  • Biorefinery
    • Ecofining™ plant, (two existing desulphurisation units were modified)
    • Steam reforming unit
  • Previously
    • Atmospheric Crude Distillation
    • VDU
    • FCC
    • Delayed Coker
    • Alkylation unit
    • Catalytic Reformer
    • Hydrogen Unit
    • Sulphur Recovery Unit
    • LPG Treatment
    • Desulphurisation
    • Naphtha
    • Gasoil

Terminal Capacity

  • Crude Oil:
  • Refined Products:

Crude Supply

  • waste from food production, regenerated used cooking oil (RUCO), animal fat (tallow) and by-products from processing vegetable oil
  • It used to process heavy crude produced from nearby Eni fields offshore and onshore Sicily.

Products Produced

  • Green diesel

Projects

  • The Gela Refinery Renovation Project was launched in 2013

Other Information

  • It used to supply large volumes of petrochemical feedstock to Eni's in site petrochemical plants.

History

  • 1963 - Refinery commissioned by Snamprogetti with 40,000 bpd capacity
  • 1968 - Vacuum Distillation, Alkylation unit & FCC commissioned
  • 1986 - Capacity increased by 38,000 bpd + Coker capacity increased
  • 1989 - Sulphur recovery unit commissioned
  • 1990 - Gasoil HDS, Hydrogen Unit & LPG Treating Unit commissioned
  • 2003 - A new 90,000 bpd capacity CDU installed
  • 2007 - CCR Reformer, Naphtha HT & Isomerisation unit commissioned
  • 2012 - Partial and temporary stoppage announced at the Gela Refinery
  • 2013 - Renovation project announced

Links

  1. Atmospheric Gasoil Desulphurisation
  2. Saipem Catalytic Reformer Units
  3. Saipem Isomerisation Units
  4. Saipem Naphtha Treating Units
  5. Saipem Residue Conversion Units
  6. Saipem Vacuum Distillation Units
  7. Saipem Vacuum Gasoil Desulphurisation
  8. Refinery Webpage
  9. The Gela Refinery in Sicily, Alfa Laval
  10. Eni: partial and temporary stoppage at the Gela Refinery
  11. Eni: Project for the renovation and recovery of the Gela refinery
  12. Eni opens its bio-refinery in Gela