Cochabamba refinery

Also known as: 

Gualberto Villarroel Refinery

Cochabamba is a small, low-complexity refinery in Bolivia. 

It is 100% owned and operated by YPFB.

Refinery configuration

Complexity: 4.7

Major process units:

Atmospheric distillation: 41 kbpd

Vacuum distillation - 2.2 kbpd

Visbreaking - 3.5 kbpd

Reformer (CCR) - 5.3 kbpd

Reformer (SR) - 5.7 kbpd

Naphtha hydrotreater - 11 kbpd

Distillate hydrotreater - 17.6 kbpd

Base oil plant - 0.6 kpd

Asphalt plant - 1 kbpd


Location

Av. Petrolera, Bolivia

Website

Refinery history


1948 - Refinery commissioned