Ploiesti refinery

Also known as:

Petrotel refinery

Ploiesti is a small, complex refinery located north of Bucharest, Romania.

The refinery is owned and operated by Lukoil.

Refinery configuration

Complexity: 11.3

Major process units:

Atmospheric distillation - 54 kbpd

Vacuum distillation    

Coker 

FCC     

C5/C6 Isomerization   

Reformer - Continuous (CCR) unit

Naphtha hydrotreater  

FCC gasoline hydrotreater   

Kerosene hydrotreater   

Distillate hydrotreater   

Hydrogen production   

Oxygenates plant   

Location

Strada Mihai Bravu 235, Ploiești, Romania

refinery website

Refinery history

1904 - Refinery commissioned as Romanian-American refinery

1979 - Refinery renamed Teleajen

1998 - Refinery privatized and sold to Lukoil.