Petrocarabobo Heavy Oil Upgrader Project

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Summary Information

• Ownership: PDVSA, ONGC, Petronas, Repsol
• Website: http://www.pdvsa.com/
• Wiki Page: Petrocarabobo Heavy Oil Upgrader
• Location: Faja del Orinoco region, Venezuela
• Capacity: 10.0 million tons/annum & 200,000 bbl/day
• Nelson Complexity:
• Project Stage: FEED (2012)
• Expected Completion: 201X
• Budget:

The Project

• Project Type: A heavy oil upgrader
• Project Summary:
• Main Contractors
  • Technip: Basic, front-end engineering design

Refining Units

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Terminal Capacity

• Crude Oil:
• Refined Products:

Crude Supply

Products Produced

• Synthetic Crude Oil

History

• 2010 - Joint venture agreement signed
• 2012 - Technip awarded FEED contract

Other Information

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Relevant Links

1. Technip PMC Refining References
2. Antonio Brufau signs the development agreement for the Carabobo project

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