Venezuela in heavy oil push

Journal Article · Mon Sep 15 04:00:00 EDT 1980 · Oil Gas J.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6482344

Aalund, L R

Lagoven S.A., with Fluor Corp. as the prime contractor, is installing at its Amuay refinery, a 52,000 bbl/day Flexicoker, a 74,300 bbl/day Flexicracker, a 14,500 bbl/day alkylation unit, and a 7500 bbl/day butane isomerization unit, which will enable the refinery, during a typical run of 450,000 bbl/day of crude, to accept 200,000 bbl/day of heavy and extra heavy crude, up from the current 98,000 bbl/day, and increase gasoline production from 67,000 bbl/day to 130,000 bbl/day. The charge for the Flexicoker will contain 708 ppm vanadium and 163 ppm nickel, and the output of approx. 100 tons/day of coke will contain approx. 7% by wt of vanadium. Maraven S.A. is installing a 100,000 bbl/day train, with facilities for atmospheric distillation, high-vacuum distillation, deasphalting, hydrotreatment (for metals removal), hydrocracking, and partial oxidation, at its 330,000 bbl/day Cardon refinery for conversion of Tiajuana Pesado crude with 2.66% by wt sulfur into diesel and other products. Maraven is also installing a unit that will apply Shell Oil Co.'s Hydrodemetallization process to Tiajuana vacuum residua.

• OSTI ID: 6482344
• Journal Information: Oil Gas J.; (United States), Journal Name: Oil Gas J.; (United States) Vol. 78:37; ISSN OIGJA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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02 PETROLEUM
020400* -- Petroleum-- Processing
ALKYLATION
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COKE
CRACKING
DECOMPOSITION
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
EQUIPMENT
FUELS
GASOLINE
HYDROCRACKING
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
INSTALLATION
ISOMERIZATION
LATIN AMERICA
LIQUID FUELS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PETROLEUM REFINERIES
PRODUCTION
PYROLYSIS
SOUTH AMERICA
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
VENEZUELA