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Summary Information
 
Summary Information
Ownership: PDVSA / Total / Statoil
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Website:
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* Ownership: PDVSA / Total / Statoil
Location: Jose, Anzoategui, Venezuela
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* Website:  
Capacity: 10.0 million tons/annum & 200,000 bbl/day
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* Location: Jose, Anzoategui, Venezuela
Nelson Complexity:
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* Capacity: 10.0 million tons/annum & 200,000 bbl/day
Refining Depth:
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* Nelson Complexity:  
Brief Description
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* Refining Depth:
A heavy crude upgrader
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Refining Units
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+++ Brief Description
Atmospheric distillation unit: 284,000 barrels per day
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* A heavy crude upgrader
Vacuum distillation unit: 176,000 barrels per day
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Delayed Coker
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+++ Refining Units
Hydrocracker: 70,000 barrels per day
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Distillate hydrotreater: 93,000 barrels per day
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* Atmospheric distillation unit: 284,000 barrels per day
Sulfur complex
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* Vacuum distillation unit: 176,000 barrels per day
Three Sulfur Recovery Units (403 MTPD each):
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* Delayed Coker
A Tail Gas Treatment Unit,
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* Hydrocracker: 70,000 barrels per day
Two Amine Regeneration Units,
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* Distillate hydrotreater: 93,000 barrels per day
One phenolic Sour Water Stripper,
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* Sulfur complex
One non-phenolic Sour Water Stripper
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* Three Sulfur Recovery Units (403 MTPD each):  
Contractors
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* A Tail Gas Treatment Unit,  
Foster Wheeler: Delayed Coker
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* Two Amine Regeneration Units,  
Kværner: construction of the sulphur-removal plant
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* One phenolic Sour Water Stripper,  
Contrina: Construction of the processing plant and utilities
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* One non-phenolic Sour Water Stripper
Terminal Capacity
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Crude Oil:
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+++ Contractors
Refined Products:
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Crude Supply
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* **Foster Wheeler:** Delayed Coker
8.5 API Ultra Heavy Crude supplied from the Zuata Oil Field
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* **Kværner:** construction of the sulphur-removal plant  
Products Produced
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* **Contrina:** Construction of the processing plant and utilities  
180,000 barrels of high-quality syncrude, Zuata Sweet Syncrude
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In addition, 6,000 tones of coke and 900 tones of sulphur are produced as by-products
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Ongoing Projects
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+++ Terminal Capacity
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Other Information
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* Crude Oil:  
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* Refined Products:  
History
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1997 - The Sincor project was initiated
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+++ Crude Supply
1998 - Construction begins
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* 8.5 API Ultra Heavy Crude supplied from the [[[Zuata Oil Field]]]
2002 - Refinery Commissioned
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2005 - Approval from Venezuelan Government for SINCOR II
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+++ Products Produced
2007 - Sincor is nationalised
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* 180,000 barrels of high-quality syncrude, [[[Zuata Sweet Syncrude]]]
2008 - Sincor renamed Petrocedeño
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* In addition, 6,000 tones of coke and 900 tones of sulphur are produced as by-products  
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+++ Ongoing Projects
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* -
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+++ Other Information
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* -
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+++ History
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* 1997 - The Sincor project was initiated  
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* 1998 - Construction begins
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* 2002 - Refinery Commissioned
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* 2005 - Approval from Venezuelan Government for SINCOR II
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* 2007 - Sincor is nationalised
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* 2008 - Sincor renamed Petrocedeño
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=== Links ===
 
=== Links ===
 
# [http://www.lorbrand.com/projects_sincor.asp Sincor Coke Handling Tube Conveyor]
 
# [http://www.lorbrand.com/projects_sincor.asp Sincor Coke Handling Tube Conveyor]
 
# [[Foster Wheeler Delayed Cokers]]
 
# [[Foster Wheeler Delayed Cokers]]
 
# [[Technip Venezuela References]]
 
# [[Technip Venezuela References]]
# [[Otepi Refinery References]]
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# [[OTEPI Refinery References]]
 
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/archive:venezuela-contract-for-kvaerner Venezuela contract for Kværner]
 
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/archive:venezuela-contract-for-kvaerner Venezuela contract for Kværner]
 
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/archive:upgrading-sincor-oil Upgrading Sincor Oil]
 
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/archive:upgrading-sincor-oil Upgrading Sincor Oil]
 
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/archive:venezuela:first-zuata-sweet-syncrude-production-from Venezuela: First Zuata Sweet Syncrude Production from Sincor]
 
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/archive:venezuela:first-zuata-sweet-syncrude-production-from Venezuela: First Zuata Sweet Syncrude Production from Sincor]
 
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/archive:pdvsa-begins-sincor-s-nationalization PDVSA begins Sincor's nationalization]
 
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/archive:pdvsa-begins-sincor-s-nationalization PDVSA begins Sincor's nationalization]

Latest revision as of 16:45, 19 November 2023

Summary Information

  • Ownership: PDVSA / Total / Statoil
  • Website:
  • Location: Jose, Anzoategui, Venezuela
  • Capacity: 10.0 million tons/annum & 200,000 bbl/day
  • Nelson Complexity:
  • Refining Depth:

+++ Brief Description

  • A heavy crude upgrader

+++ Refining Units

  • Atmospheric distillation unit: 284,000 barrels per day
  • Vacuum distillation unit: 176,000 barrels per day
  • Delayed Coker
  • Hydrocracker: 70,000 barrels per day
  • Distillate hydrotreater: 93,000 barrels per day
  • Sulfur complex
* Three Sulfur Recovery Units (403 MTPD each): 
* A Tail Gas Treatment Unit, 
* Two Amine Regeneration Units, 
* One phenolic Sour Water Stripper, 
* One non-phenolic Sour Water Stripper

+++ Contractors

  • **Foster Wheeler:** Delayed Coker
  • **Kværner:** construction of the sulphur-removal plant
  • **Contrina:** Construction of the processing plant and utilities


+++ Terminal Capacity

  • Crude Oil:
  • Refined Products:

+++ Crude Supply

  • 8.5 API Ultra Heavy Crude supplied from the [[[Zuata Oil Field]]]

+++ Products Produced

  • 180,000 barrels of high-quality syncrude, [[[Zuata Sweet Syncrude]]]
  • In addition, 6,000 tones of coke and 900 tones of sulphur are produced as by-products


+++ Ongoing Projects

  • -

+++ Other Information

  • -

+++ History

  • 1997 - The Sincor project was initiated
  • 1998 - Construction begins
  • 2002 - Refinery Commissioned
  • 2005 - Approval from Venezuelan Government for SINCOR II
  • 2007 - Sincor is nationalised
  • 2008 - Sincor renamed Petrocedeño


Links

  1. Sincor Coke Handling Tube Conveyor
  2. Foster Wheeler Delayed Cokers
  3. Technip Venezuela References
  4. OTEPI Refinery References
  5. Venezuela contract for Kværner
  6. Upgrading Sincor Oil
  7. Venezuela: First Zuata Sweet Syncrude Production from Sincor
  8. PDVSA begins Sincor's nationalization