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* List of [[ENI Refineries]]
 
* List of [[ENI Refineries]]
 
* Location: on the southern coast of Sicily
 
* Location: on the southern coast of Sicily
* Capacity: 5.0 million tons/annum & 100,000 bbl/day
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* Capacity:
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** Previously:5.0 million tons/annum & 100,000 bbl/day
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** Currently: 0.75 million tons/annum & 15,000 bbl/day
 
* Nelson Complexity:
 
* Nelson Complexity:
 
=== Brief Description ===
 
=== Brief Description ===
 
* The refinery has been converted into a biorefinery
 
* The refinery has been converted into a biorefinery
balanced refining capacity of 100 kbbl/d and a conversion index of 142.4%.
 
* 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
 
 
=== Refining Units ===
 
=== Refining Units ===
* Atmospheric Crude Distillation
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* Biorefinery
* VDU
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** Ecofining™ plant, (two existing desulphurisation units were modified)
* FCC
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** Steam reforming unit
* Delayed Coker
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* Previously
* Alkylation unit
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** Atmospheric Crude Distillation
* Catalytic Reformer
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** VDU
* Hydrogen Unit
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** FCC
* Sulphur Recovery Unit
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** Delayed Coker
* LPG Treatment
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** Alkylation unit
* Desulphurisation
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** Catalytic Reformer
* Naphtha
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** Hydrogen Unit
* Gasoil
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** Sulphur Recovery Unit
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** LPG Treatment
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** Desulphurisation
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** Naphtha
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** Gasoil
  
 
=== Terminal Capacity ===
 
=== Terminal Capacity ===
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* Refined Products:
 
* Refined Products:
 
=== Crude Supply ===
 
=== Crude Supply ===
* It processes heavy crude produced from nearby Eni fields offshore and onshore Sicily.
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* waste from food production, regenerated used cooking oil (RUCO), animal fat (tallow) and by-products from processing vegetable oil
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* It used to process heavy crude produced from nearby Eni fields offshore and onshore Sicily.
 
=== Products Produced ===
 
=== Products Produced ===
* Gasoline, Diesel, Naphtha
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* Green diesel
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=== Projects ===
 
=== Projects ===
 
* The Gela Refinery Renovation Project was launched in 2013
 
* The Gela Refinery Renovation Project was launched in 2013
* 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.
 
 
=== Other Information ===
 
=== Other Information ===
* It supplies large volumes of petrochemical feedstock to Eni's in site petrochemical plants.
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* It used to supply large volumes of petrochemical feedstock to Eni's in site petrochemical plants.
 
=== History ===
 
=== History ===
 
* 1963 - Refinery commissioned by Snamprogetti with 40,000 bpd capacity
 
* 1963 - Refinery commissioned by Snamprogetti with 40,000 bpd capacity
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* 2013 - Renovation project announced
 
* 2013 - Renovation project announced
 
===  Links ===
 
===  Links ===
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# [[Atmospheric Gasoil Desulphurisation]]
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# [[Saipem Catalytic Reformer Units]]
 
# [[Saipem Isomerisation Units]]
 
# [[Saipem Isomerisation Units]]
 
# [[Saipem Naphtha Treating Units]]
 
# [[Saipem Naphtha Treating Units]]
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# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:2380 Eni: partial and temporary stoppage at the Gela Refinery]
 
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:2380 Eni: partial and temporary stoppage at the Gela Refinery]
 
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:4372 Eni: Project for the renovation and recovery of the Gela refinery]
 
# [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]
  
 
[[Category:Refinery]]
 
[[Category:Refinery]]
 
[[Category:Italy]]
 
[[Category:Italy]]
 
[[Category:ENI]]
 
[[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