Puerto Limon Refinery Project

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Summary Information

• Ownership: Recope
• Website: http://www.recope.go.cr/
• Wiki Page: Puerto Limon Refinery
• Location: Costa Rica
• Capacity:
  • Before: 1.25 million tons/annum & 25,000 bbl/day
  • After: 3.0 million tons/annum & 60,000 bbl/day
• Nelson Complexity:
• Project Stage: FEED Awarded
• Expected Completion: 2015
• Budget: between $ 800 and $ 1,000 million

The Project

• Project Type: Expansion & Upgrading
• Project Summary: To expand existing refinery to process 60,000 BPSD
• Main Contractors:
  • WorleyParsons: Project management team and front end engineering and design services

Refining Units

• Atmospheric distillation unit - 40 000 BPSD
• Vacuum unit - 40 000 BPSD
• Hydrotreating units for gasoline from 10 000 to 12 000 BPSD
• Hydrotreating units for diesel from 15 000 to 20 000 BPSD
• Moderate cracking units - 16 000 BPSD
• Catalytic reforming unit 10 000 BPSD
• A possible solvent deasphalting drive.
• It is estimated that it will be necessary to make a revamping of the existing catalytic reformer to convert to a 1300 BPSD isomerizer
• Extension may also require revamping the current Kerosene Hydrotreater 2400 BPSD process.

Terminal Capacity

• Crude Oil:
• Refined Products:

Crude Supply

• -

Products Produced

• LPG, Gasoline, Jet Fuel, Diesel, Coke

History

• 2009 - CNPC and RECOPE sign a supplementary agreement for the project
• 2011 - UOP published feasibility study
• 2011 - Worleyparsons awarded PMC & FEED Contract
• 2011 - the China Development Bank agree to provide finance for the project

Other Information

• UOP has questioned the calculations of Huanqiu Contracting & Engineering Corp. (HQCEC) which did the initial design
• The China Development Bank will loan up to $900 million for the project

Relevant Links

• Project Details from Recope (Spanish)
• CNPC to set up JV refinery in Costa Rica
• Award of refinery expansion and modernization contract in Costa Rica
• UOP Feasibility Study Review
• China to fund Costa Rica refinery revamp
• CNPC and RECOPE sign a supplementary agreement for a joint venture refinery

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