Esmeraldas refinery
Esmeraldas is a small, low complexity refinery in Ecuador
It is owned and operated by PetroEcuador
Refinery configuration
Refinery configuration
Complexity: 5.3
Major process units:
Major process units:
Atmospheric distillation - 110 kbpd
Vacuum distillation - 45 kbpd
Visbreaker - 32 kbpd
FCC - 22 kbpd
Reformer - 10 kbpd - Continuous
Naphtha hydrotreater - 12 kbpd
Distillate hydrotreater - 25 kbpd
Asphalt plant - 9 kbpd
Location
Location
Refinery history
Refinery history
1977 - Refinery commissioned with 56 kbpd capacity
1987 - Expanded to 90 kbpd
1997 - Expanded to 110 kbpd