Puerto la Cruz refinery

Puerto la Cruz is a medium sized, low complexity refinery in Venezuela

It is owned and operated by PDVSA

Refinery configuration

Complexity: 3.2

Major process units:

Atmospheric distillation - 187 kbpd

FCC   - 14 kbpd

Alkylation  - 4 kbpd

Reformer - 30 kbpd - Continuous

Naphtha hydrotreater - 35 kbpd 

Distillate hydrotreater - 25 kbpd

Location

C. El Taladro, Puerto La Cruz 6023, Anzoátegui, Venezuela

PDVSA refining website

Refinery history

1950 - Puerto La Cruz refinery commissioned by Sinclair

1976 - Nationalization of all oil assets in Venezuela and creation of PDVSA