Aspropyrgos Refinery

Summary Information Ownership: Website: http://www.hellenic-petroleum.gr/ List of Hellenic Petroleum Refineries Location: Aspropyrgos, Just West of Athens Capacity: 7.5 Million tons/annum, 150,000 bbl/day Nelson Complexity: 10.6 Refining Depth: Brief Description The Aspropyrgos refinery is of a complex type and one of the most modern in Europe. It has a large number of refining units and capability to convert heavy oil products to white products of a higher added value. Refining Units Atmospheric Distillation, 146,500 bbl/day Vacuum Distillation 72,000 bbl/day Visbreaker 21,150 bbl/day Catalytic Reformer 24,915 bbl/day Light Naphtha Isomerisation 10,117 bbl/day Vacuum Gasoil Mild Hydrocracker 45,300 bbl/day Fluid Catalytic Cracker 45,300 bbl/day Gasoil Desulphurisation 38,505 bbl/day Sulphur Recovery Unit Terminal Capacity Crude Oil: Refined Products: Total Capacity: 2,282 Thousand cubic metres Crude Supply Hellenic processes crude sourced mainly from Saudi Arabia , Iran , Libya and Russia Products Produced Gasoline, Diesel, Jet Fuel, Fuel Oil Ongoing Projects - Other Information The Aspropyrgos refinery owns a large private harbour, has modern tanker and rail terminals, an extensive crude oil distribution pipeline network from Pachi – Megara, and a distribution pipeline for finished and semi-finished products from and to the Elefsina refinery. It is also connected, through a fuel pipeline, to the ‘Eleftherios Venizelos’ Athens International Airport, having the main responsibility for fuel supply. History 1987 - MTBE Unit commissioned 2015 - 6 workers injured in a fire Relevant Links Refinery Webpage Saipem Sulphur Block Units Saipem Oxygenates For Fuel Use Fire at Aspropyrgos Refinery