Cartagena Refinery

Coordinates: 10°18′54″N 75°29′50″W / 10.31500°N 75.49722°W / 10.31500; -75.49722
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Cartagena Refinery
Cartagena Refinery is located in Colombia
Cartagena Refinery
Location of Cartagena Refinery
CountryColombia
CityCartagena
Coordinates10°18′54″N 75°29′50″W / 10.31500°N 75.49722°W / 10.31500; -75.49722
Refinery details
OperatorRefineria de Cartagena S.A.
Owner(s)Ecopetrol
Commissioned1956 (1956)
Capacity75,000 bbl/d (11,900 m3/d)
Refining unitscrude units, visbreaking units, fluid catalytic cracker, light products plants, polymerization plants, amine plants, sulfur plants, impurities treatment plants

The Cartagena Refinery is an oil refinery in Cartagena, Colombia. It is operated by Refineria de Cartagena S.A. (Reficar), a subsidiary of Ecopetrol.[1]

History[edit]

The refinery was built by Intercol in 1956 and purchased by Ecopetrol in 1976.

Technical features[edit]

The refinery has a capacity of 75 thousand barrels per day (11.9×10^3 m3/d).[2] By 2013, the capacity will be increased to 165 thousand barrels per day (26.2×10^3 m3/d).[1] The refinery consists of crude units, visbreaking units, fluid catalytic cracker, light products plants, polymerization plants, amine plants, sulfur plants, and impurities treatment plants.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Ecopetrol Announces Approval of Cartagena Refinery Project". Downstream Today. 2009-10-23. Retrieved 2009-10-30.
  2. ^ a b "Technical Configuration. The Cartagena Refinery today". Ecopetrol. Retrieved 2009-10-30.