SALVADOR, BRAZIL (Pedro Silva, Energy Analytics Institute, 28.May.2025, Words: 282) — Petrobras started operations at a new diesel hydrotreatment unit at the Paulínia Refinery (Replan), in São Paulo. Operations started 3 months ahead of the original date listed in the feasibility study, and the project was executed within the approved […]
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Petrobras Achieves High Level of Utilization of its Refineries
(Petrobras, 10.Oct.2023) — Petrobras informs that in September its refining units reached 97% utilization for the second consecutive month. As a result, the Total Utilization Factor (FUT) of the refineries in 3Q23 reached 95.8%, the best result since 2014. The largest refinery in the country, the Paulínia Refinery (Replan), broke […]
Petrobras Starts Contracting For Hydrotreatment Unit
(Petrobras, 28.Jun.2021) — Petrobras started an international bidding process, in EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) mode, for the implementation of a new diesel hydrotreatment unit and the necessary auxiliary systems, aiming at adapting and modernizing the refining park at the Paulínia Refinery (REPLAN). With this project, REPLAN will be able […]
Petrobras Prepares For Competitive Markets
(Petrobras, 18.Sep.2020) — Petrobras launched two programs aimed at preparing its refining and natural gas activities for an open, competitive market and to transition into a low carbon economy. Biorefino 2030 forecasts projects for the generation of new, more modern and sustainable fuel, different than the current ones, such as […]
Petrobras Reports Record Bunker 2020 Output
(Petrobras, 8.Jul.2020) — Petrobras informs that the Paulínia Refinery (Replan), located in the state of São Paulo, broke the monthly production record for Bunker 2020, a low-sulfur fuel oil used on ships, for the second consecutive month. In June, the refinery reached 148 thousand m³, 20% higher than the previous […]
Petrobras Sees No Fuel Supply Shortage After Replan Fire
(Reuters, 20.Aug.2018) – A director at Brazilian state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA said on Monday a fire at the company’s largest refinery Replan, in the state of São Paulo, is not expected to compromise fuel supplies in the short run. Jorge Celestino Ramos, the company’s refining and natural gas […]