Project Profile
Value: US$421 million
Location: Canoas, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Area: 5.8 km²
Capacity: 20,000 - 30,000 m³/day
Start-up: September 1968
Alberto Pasqualini Refinery (Refap) is located in an area of 5.8 km² in the Rio Grande do Sul city of Canoas, Brazil. The refinery mainly produce diesel, gasoline, LPG, fuel oil, jet fuel, solvents (hexane, mineral spirits and petrosolve), asphalt, coke, sulfur, propene. The refinery went on stream in September 1968 with an average daily throughput of 4500 m³ of oil. This capacity was gradually expanded until it reached 20,000 m³/day in the 1990s. A major upgrade was completed in 2006. The expansion and technological upgrading of the industrial plant included an investment of US$1.28 billion. With the expansion, the refinery has increased its throughput from 20,000 to 30,000 m³/day and tripled its operational complexity, enabling the processing of heavier crude oil. The refinery is connected, via pipelines, to the Almirante Soares Dutra Maritime Terminal (Tedut), in Osório/RS, and to the Niterói Terminal (Tenit) in Canoas/RS, from where the products are transported via waterway to the Rio Grande Terminal, in Rio Grande/RS.
Operators:
Petrobras: Operator with 100% interest
Contractors:
Sulzer: Two Long-Term, exclusive, Supply Agreement Contracts for the supply of Structured Packings and Random Packings to all Petrobras Refineries in Brazil,as well as provision of technical services such as local process support and site supervision during installation.