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=== Summary Information === | === Summary Information === | ||
| − | Ownership: PDVSA | + | * Ownership: PDVSA |
| − | Website: http://www.pdvsa.com/ | + | * Website: http://www.pdvsa.com/ |
| − | Location: Paraguaná Peninsula in the far northwest of Venezuela | + | * Location: Paraguaná Peninsula in the far northwest of Venezuela |
| − | Capacity: 32 million tons/annum & 635,000 bbl/day | + | * Capacity: 32 million tons/annum & 635,000 bbl/day |
| − | Nelson Complexity: | + | * Nelson Complexity: |
| − | Refining Depth: | + | * Refining Depth: |
=== Brief Description === | === Brief Description === | ||
Latest revision as of 18:38, 19 January 2026
Contents
Summary Information
- Ownership: PDVSA
- Website: http://www.pdvsa.com/
- Location: Paraguaná Peninsula in the far northwest of Venezuela
- Capacity: 32 million tons/annum & 635,000 bbl/day
- Nelson Complexity:
- Refining Depth:
Brief Description
A very large and complex refinery, Amuay is part of the Paraguana Refinery Complex
Refining Units
- Atmospheric Distillation
- Fluid catalytic cracking unit - 104,000 bpd
- Flexicoker - 62,000 bpd
- Alkylation Unit,
- Naftha Hydro-Treater
- Hydrodesulfurisation
Terminal Capacity
- Crude Oil:
- Refined Products:
Crude Supply
- Crude is supplied via the Ule-Amuay Oil Pipelines
=== Products Produced -
Ongoing Projects
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Other Information
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History
- 1950 - The Creole Petroleum Corporation opened in the state of Falcon, Amuay refinery with an initial capacity of processing 60,000 b / d.
- 1994 - Delayed coker built
- 1997 - The refinery was merged with its neighbours
- 2012 - A massive explosion killed at least 26 people
