La Libertad Refinery

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Summary Information

• Ownership: Petroecuador
• Website: http://ind.eppetroecuador.ec/
• Location: Province of Santa Elena, La Libertad Canton
• Capacity: 2.25 million tons/annum & 45,000 bbl/day
• Nelson Complexity:
• Refining Depth:

Brief Description

• The refinery is over 60 years old and is small and simple

Refining Units

• Atmospheric Distillation 26,000 BPD + 10,000 BPD + 9,000 BPD

Terminal Capacity

• Crude Oil:
• Refined Products:

Crude Supply

• The refinery processes a 28.5 degrees API crude

Products Produced

• LPG, Gasoline, Diesel # 1, No. 2 Diesel, Jet Fuel, JP1, Fuel Oil No. 6 , Solvent No. 1, Solvent No. 2 (Rubber Solvent), Spray Oil and Mineral Turpentine

Ongoing Projects

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Other Information

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History

• 1940 - Refinery built with 7,000 bpd capacity
• 2004 - Bluewater awarded a contract to supply a Single Point Mooring (SPM) system

Relevant Links

1. Petroecuador Refining
2. Bluewater Calm Buoy Mooring References
3. Bluewater awarded SPM contract by OXXO SA for the La Libertad refinery in Equador

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