REFAP refinery

Also known as: 

Alberto Pasqualini

The REFAP refinery is a medium sized, high conversion refinery located in Canoas, Rio Grande del Sol in Brazil.

The refinery is 100% owned and operated by Petrobras.

The refinery primarily distributes product to the surrounding regional market.

Refinery configuration

Complexity: 5.1

Major process units:

Atmospheric distillation: 208 kbpd

Vacuum distillation - 37.7 kbpd

Coking - 15.1 kbpd

FCC - 19.5 kbpd

RCC - 46.5 kbpd

Distillate hydrotreater - 76 kbpd

FCC naphtha hydrotreater - 31.5 kbpd

Asphalt plant - 5 kbpd

Land -  580 hectares

Location

Av. Getúlio Vargas, 11001 - Brigadeira, Canoas - RS, 92420-221, Brazil

Website

Refinery history

1968 - Refinery built

2001 - Incorporated as Alberto Pasqualinin - REFAP with Petrobras as majority shareholder

2006 - Major expansion and upgrade project

2010 - Petrobras acquired all shares in company

2012 - Operatorship assumed by Petrobras