BioBio refinery

BioBio Refinery is a medium-sized, medium-complexity refinery located in Northern/central Chile near Concepcion.

100% owned and operated by ENAP. 

Refinery configuration

Complexity: 6.5

Major process units:

Atmospheric distillation: 116 kbpd

Vacuum distillation - 47.3 kbpd

Coking - 13.9 kbpd

Thermal cracking - 10.8 kbpd

Resid gasifier - 74 MW

FCC - 22.1 kbpd

Hydrocracker (distillate mode) - 23.9 kbpd

Reformer (CCR) - 12.6 kbpd

Naphtha hydrotreater - 17.5 kbpd

C4 Isomerization - 3.8 kbpd


Location

Avda Gran Bretana 5061, Talcahuano, Concepcion, Región del Bío Bío, Chile

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Refinery history