Cartagena Refinery

Cartagena Refinery

Reficar industrial complex
Country	Colombia
City	Cartagena
Coordinates	10°18′54″N 75°29′50″W
Refinery details
Operator	Refineria de Cartagena S.A.
Owner(s)	Ecopetrol
Commissioned	1956 (1956)
Capacity	210.000 bbl/d (33.3873 m^3/d)
Refining units	crude 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

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

Technical features

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] by 2023 its oil production increased to 210 thousand barrels per day (33×10^³ m³/d)^[3]

See also

• List of oil refineries

References

1. "Ecopetrol Announces Approval of Cartagena Refinery Project". Downstream Today. 2009-10-23. Retrieved 2009-10-30.
2. "Technical Configuration. The Cartagena Refinery today". Ecopetrol. Retrieved 2009-10-30.
3. ""Actualmente, la producción de la Refinería de Cartagena es 210.000 barriles por día"". La República (in Spanish). February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 27, 2024.