RPBC refinery

Also known as: 

Presidente Bernardes, Cubatoa

The RPBC refinery is a medium sized, high conversion refinery located between Santos and Sao Paulo in Cubatao, Sao Paulo State in Brazil.

The refinery is 100% owned and operated by Petrobras.


Refinery configuration

Complexity: 8.7

Major process units:

Atmospheric distillation: 178 kbpd

Vacuum distillation - 81.1 kbpd

Coking - 32.7 kbpd

FCC - 62.9 kbpd

Reformer (CCR) - 14.5 kbpd

Reformer (SR) - 15 kbpd

Naphtha hydrotreater - 30 kbpd

Distillate hydrotreater - 100.7 kbpd

FCC naphtha hydrotreater - 31.5 kbpd

Alkylation - 4.2 kbpd

Oxygenates plant - 1.6 kbpd

Location

Av. 9 de Abril, 777 - Jardim das Industria,Centro, Cubatão - SP, 11510-002, Brazil

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Refinery history

1954 - Refinery integrated with newly established Petrobras