Factsheet: PDVSA’s El Palito refinery

PDVSA’s 140,000 barrel-per-day El Palito refinery in Carabobo state. Source: PDVSA

CARACAS, VENEZUELA (Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 23.Jun.2018, Words: 157) – PDVSA’s El Palito refinery has been in service now for 58 years.

Operations at the refinery commenced on 23 Jun. 1960. The refinery, with two units: a primary crude distillation unit and catalytic reform unit, had an initial processing capacity of 55,000 barrels per day, according to PDVSA data.

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