Huelva refinery

Also known as:

Refineria La Rabida Cepsa

Huelva is a large, medium complexity refinery on the southwest coast of Spain.

The refinery is owned and operated by CEPSA. 

Refinery configuration

Complexity: 7.6

Major process units:

Atmospheric distillation - 213 kbpd

Vacuum distillation    

Visbreaker    

Hydrocracker     

FCC     

Reformer - Semiregen  unit 

Naphtha hydrotreater  

FCC gasoline hydrotreater   

Distillate hydrotreater   

VGO hydrotreater   

Aromatics extraction   

Hydrogen production   

Oxygenates plant   

Base oil plant   

Asphalt plant   

Location

C. Trans. A, 48, 21810 Palos de la Frontera, Huelva, Spain

Huelva refinery website

Refinery history

2022 - Began production of SAF from used cooking oil

2026 - Adding 200 MW renewable power plant using solar photovotaic, to produce green hydrogen for use in the Huelva refinery and in new biofuels processing. Alter Enersun will develop the power plant and CEPSA (together with Enogas Renovable) will develop the hydrogen plant.