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=== Summary Information ===
 
=== Summary Information ===
Ownership: Raizen
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* Ownership: Raizen
Website: https://www.raizen.com.ar/
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* Website: https://www.raizen.com.ar/
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
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* Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Capacity: 5.0 million tons/annum & 100,000 bbl/day
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* Capacity: 5.0 million tons/annum & 100,000 bbl/day
Nelson Complexity:
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* Nelson Complexity:
Refining Depth:
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* Refining Depth:
Brief Description
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=== Brief Description ===
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* A medium sized, medium complexity refinery
Refining Units
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=== Refining Units ===
Atmospheric Distillation
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* Atmospheric Distillation
Hydrotreating
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* Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) unit
Catalytic reforming
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* Hydrotreating
Terminal Capacity
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* Catalytic reforming
Crude Oil: 175,000 m3
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=== Terminal Capacity ===
Refined Products: 600,000 m3
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* Crude Oil: 175,000 m3
Crude Supply
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* Refined Products: 600,000 m3
Virtually all crude processed at the refinery are domestic, extracted from deposits in Santa Cruz, Chubut, Tierra del Fuego and Black River.
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=== Crude Supply ===
The oils are transported from their fields to the refinery mostly by sea, but also received by pipeline
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* Virtually all crude processed at the refinery are domestic, extracted from deposits in Santa Cruz, Chubut, Tierra del Fuego and Black River.
Products Produced
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* The oils are transported from their fields to the refinery mostly by sea, but also received by pipeline
Liquefied Petroleum Gas, Gasolines Diesel, Jet-A1, Solvents and white spirit, Gas oil, Bunker fuel oil, for ships, Basic lubricating oils, asphalt
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=== Products Produced ===
Ongoing Projects
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* Liquefied Petroleum Gas, Gasolines Diesel, Jet-A1, Solvents and white spirit, Gas oil, Bunker fuel oil, for ships, Basic lubricating oils, asphalt
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===  Projects ===
Other Information
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* The FCC is undergoing a modernisation which includes the addition of an FCC gasoline hydrodesulphurization unit
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=== Other Information ===
 
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=== History ===
 
=== History ===
 
* 1931 - Refinery commissioned
 
* 1931 - Refinery commissioned
 
* 2008 - Expansion of diesel hydrotreating
 
* 2008 - Expansion of diesel hydrotreating
 
* 2018 - Raizen acquires the refinery
 
* 2018 - Raizen acquires the refinery
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* 2021 - KBR awarded contract to modernise the FCC
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=== Links ===
 
=== Links ===
 
# [https://www.raizen.com.ar/es/sobre-raizen/nuestros-negocios/refinacion Refinery Webpage] (Spanish)
 
# [https://www.raizen.com.ar/es/sobre-raizen/nuestros-negocios/refinacion Refinery Webpage] (Spanish)
 
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/archive:shell-completes-sale-of-its-downstream-business-in-a Shell completes sale of its Downstream business in Argentina to Raízen]
 
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/archive:shell-completes-sale-of-its-downstream-business-in-a Shell completes sale of its Downstream business in Argentina to Raízen]
@ [ KBR Awarded FCC Technology Contract by Raízen Argentina]
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# [https://abarrelfull.blogspot.com/2021/11/kbr-awarded-fcc-technology-contract-by.html KBR Awarded FCC Technology Contract by Raízen Argentina]
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# [https://abarrelfull.blogspot.com/2021/11/axens-will-supply-modular-prime-g-unit.html Axens will supply a modular Prime-G+ ® unit to Raizen Buenos Aires Refinery]
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Latest revision as of 16:58, 15 November 2021

Summary Information

  • Ownership: Raizen
  • Website: https://www.raizen.com.ar/
  • Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Capacity: 5.0 million tons/annum & 100,000 bbl/day
  • Nelson Complexity:
  • Refining Depth:

Brief Description

  • A medium sized, medium complexity refinery

Refining Units

  • Atmospheric Distillation
  • Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) unit
  • Hydrotreating
  • Catalytic reforming

Terminal Capacity

  • Crude Oil: 175,000 m3
  • Refined Products: 600,000 m3

Crude Supply

  • Virtually all crude processed at the refinery are domestic, extracted from deposits in Santa Cruz, Chubut, Tierra del Fuego and Black River.
  • The oils are transported from their fields to the refinery mostly by sea, but also received by pipeline

Products Produced

  • Liquefied Petroleum Gas, Gasolines Diesel, Jet-A1, Solvents and white spirit, Gas oil, Bunker fuel oil, for ships, Basic lubricating oils, asphalt

Projects

  • The FCC is undergoing a modernisation which includes the addition of an FCC gasoline hydrodesulphurization unit

Other Information

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History

  • 1931 - Refinery commissioned
  • 2008 - Expansion of diesel hydrotreating
  • 2018 - Raizen acquires the refinery
  • 2021 - KBR awarded contract to modernise the FCC

Links

  1. Refinery Webpage (Spanish)
  2. Shell completes sale of its Downstream business in Argentina to Raízen
  3. KBR Awarded FCC Technology Contract by Raízen Argentina
  4. Axens will supply a modular Prime-G+ ® unit to Raizen Buenos Aires Refinery