Amuay Cardon refinery
Also known as:
Paraguana refining complex
Paraguana refining complex
Amuay and Cardon are an integrated refining complex on the Caribbean Coast of Venezuela
The refinery is owned and operated by PDVSA
Refinery configuration
Refinery configuration
Complexity: 6.6
Major process units:
Major process units:
Atmospheric distillation - 955 kbpd
Vacuum distillation - 504 kbpd
Coker - 145 kbpd
FCC - 167 kbpd
Alkylation - 41 kbpd
Reformer - 41 kbpd - Continuous
Naphtha hydrotreater - 54 kbpd
FCC gasoline hydrotreater - 3 kbpd
Distillate hydrotreater - 140 kbpd
VGO hydrotreater - 185 kbpd
C4 Isomerization - 21 kbpd
Oxygenates plant - 10 kbpd
Base oil plant - 6 kbpd
Asphalt plant - 36 kbpd
Location
Location
Refinery history
Refinery history
1949 - Cardon refinery commissioned by Shell
1950 - Amuay commissioned by Creole Refining Company
1976 - Nationalization of all oil assets in Venezuela and creation of PDVSA
1997 - Two sites integrated into one complex