REPLAN refinery

Also known as: 

Paulinia

The REPLAN refinery is a very large, high conversion refinery in Paulinia, Sao Paulo state in Brasil.

The refinery is 100% owned and operated by Petrobras

The refinery primarily processes crude from the Campos Basin.

Refinery configuration

Complexity: 6.4

Major process units:

Atmospheric distillation: 415 kbpd

Vacuum distillation - 195 kbpd

Coking - 82 kbpd

FCC - 100.6 kbpd

Reformer (CCR) - 16 kbpd

Naphtha hydrotreater - 37.7 kbpd

Distillate hydrotreater - 151 kbpd

FCC naphtha hydrotreater - 50 kbpd

Oxygenates plant - 1.9 kbpd

Asphalt plant - 8 kbpd

Land -  9.1 square km

Location

Rodovia SP 332 - Km. 130, Bonfim - Paulínia - SP, CEP: 13147-900 Brazil

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Refinery history

1972 - Refinery built with 126 kb/d capacity

2014 - Major expansion and upgrade

2025 - Petrobras plans to add a new hydrotreater and expand throughput by 63 kbpd

2027 - Planned overhaul of the coker expected to expand capacity 10 kbpd