Petroperú company stated in a press conference with members of the Association of Foreign Press in Peru that it has all of the necessary permits for the gradual and progressive start-up period, between March and May, of the New Talara Refinery.
The Talara Refinery Modernization Project is an oil refinery engineering and construction megaproject that initiated in 2014 and consists of the installation of new process units and facilities at Talara Refinery to improve product quality and increase refinery production capacity. Using more complex processes and advanced technology, will lead to the following economic and socio-environmental benefits:
- Desulfurize fuels.
- Improve the octane rating of naphthas.
- Process heavier crudes
- Decrease the production of residuals.
- Implement new facilities that the modernized refinery will require.
- Produce cleaner fuels
The Talara Refinery currently develops activities involving the refining and commoditization of hydrocarbons in the national and international market. It produces LPG domestic gas, motor gasoline, solvents, diesel, industrial oils and asphalt.
The New Talara Refinery has the following units:
Physical separation units
Separation of hydrocarbon mixtures (Primary Distillation – DP1, Vacuum Distillation – DV3 and Gas Recovery – RG1 and RG2).
Quality improvement
Low octane gasolines are converted to high octane gasolines (97).
Catalytic Reforming Unit (RCA)
Conversion units
Conversion of heavy waste to light products (diesel, gasoline and LPG).
Fluidized Catalytic Cracking Units – FCC and Flexicoking – FCK
Sulfur reduction units
Remove sulfur from gasoline and diesel (Diesel Hydrotreating –HTD, Naphtha Hydrotreating – HTN and FCC Naphtha Hydrotreating – HTF).
The NRT conversion units will give Petroperú greater profit with an estimated EBIDTA of US$ 500 million for the year 2023, said Cristina Fung, General Manager of the company.
