Project Profile
Investment Value: US$30m
Location: Close to the Haina Occidental port in the Dominican Republic.
Capacity: 34,000 bpd
Import production: 30 million barrels of crude and related products each year
Start-up Year: 1973
The Refidomsa Refinery is located close to the Haina Occidental port in the Dominican Republic. It was commissioned in early 1973 and has a hydro-skimming configuration and produces 34,000 barrels a day. The refinery imports 30 million barrels of crude and related products each year.
The refinery receives crude through a monoboya lying around three miles off the Palenque coast. The crude from the monoboya is transferred to tanks at an oil storage terminal situated in Nice through underwater pipelines. A 28-mile long pipeline pumps the tanks linked to facilities at the Haina Occidental port. Finished products are transferred through multiple pipelines from the Port of Haina. The refinery receives LNG and at times other finished products in a separate Bouy located 500 yards offshore.
The refinery was formed as a joint venture between the Dominican Government and Shell International Petroleum with equal shareholdings. In December 2008, the Dominican State acquired Shell\'s 50% stake for US$110m.
Operators:
Dominican Government
PDVSA