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Peru: Modernization of the Talara refinery

 Hydrocarbon Processing  08.01.2015 |

  Nogarin, M. , , Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia

The mega-project expansion at the Talara refinery is the foundation of Petroperu’s ne strategic planto increase refining capacity and reduce the sulfur content in refined products.

!eyords: [Peru] [refining] [sulfur ] [refined products]

The mega-project epansion of Petroperu!s Talara refiner" is the foundation of the compan"!s ne# strategicplan to increase refining capacit" and reduce the sulfur $S% content in all refined products& This plan is inaccordance #ith the frame#or' articulated #ithin the (ational )nerg" Polic" *++*+.+ $/ecree +0.-*++%,#hich #as enacted in 1arch *+.& This project is also referred to as Pro"ecto 1odernizaci2n de la 3efiner4aTalara $P13T%, and it is a national interest effort& 1ost importantl", the modernization of the Talara refiner"#illsupport pu5lic health and the national econom"&

 

Fig. 1. The new refinery scheme under PMRT.

!ey o"jecti#es

6n addition to local issues, P13T #ill allo# the Talara refiner" to meet international environmental standards for transportation fuels& 7e" project goals are8 % providing cleaner, high-9ualit" fuels, and *% epandingthroughput capacit" from 0* 15pd to :; 15pd&

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Fig. 2. New process flow scheme of the Talara refinery.

 >s part of the environmental goals, the retrofitted Talara refiner" #ill produce lo#er emissions from thecomple and generate electricit" for the site& The project includes facilities to desalinate sea#ater andpurification capa5ilities to avoid impacting local a9uifers&

P13T is different from t"pical revamp projects8 it #ill essentiall" 5e constructing a ne# refiner"& (ine ne#major process units #ill 5e installed& =nl" ;? of the present refiner" e9uipment #ill 5e reused, and the eistingcrude distillation unit #ill 5e the onl" original unit remaining after the revamp&

  Fig. 3. The Talara refinery will increase capacity and

  reduce S content in all refined products.

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Project economics

P13T involves an investment of @A&; B over five "ears& Petroperu has financed @*&; B and the remainder #ill5e funded 5" the private sector& >ccording to a stud" 5" )S>( niversit"!s Dinance and 3egulation 6nstitute$D36%, the economic impact of P13T during the construction phase, #hich 5egan in Eune *+., #ill contri5ute

close to @&F0 B to the national G/P #hile generating taes in the amount of @A* 11 and creating .,;++ jo5s, 5oth direct and indirect&

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  Fig. 5. Site preparation for the installation of nine new  processing units at the Talara refinery.

Drom a technical point of vie#, the project includes modernization of some units and construction of ne#processing units& )isting units to 5e modernized are8

pdating and epanding the crude distillation unit $C/% to :; 15pd

3etrofitting the vacuum distillation unit $L/% from * 15pd to * 15pd

)panding the fluid catal"tic crac'ing unit $DCC% capacit" to *; 15pdM this unit produces diesel h"drotreater to remove sulfur $S% and to improve the cetane content

 > crac'ed-naphtha h"drotreater to lo#er S content for catal"tic reformer feed

 > naphtha h"drotreater 

 > naphtha catal"tic reformer to increase gasoline and naphtha "ields

 >n amine unit to remove S-containing products from #aste gases that #ill 5e sent to the sulfuric acid

plant  >n second L/ #ith a capacit" of A; 15pd to handle the higher refiner" throughput, thus dou5ling L/

capacit"  > dela"ed co'ing unit to process the slag coming from the L/s and increase light and middle

distillates production& This is onl" the second dela"ed co'er unit installed in merica, after Lenezuela,and it #ill increase "ield of light and middle distillates&

tilities projects include8

 > h"drogen plant to support the ne# naphtha catal"tic reformer, thus increasing the 9ualit" of gasoline

and naphtha "ields  > sulfuric acid plant to convert #aste gases into sulfuric acid for later sale

 > ne# cogeneration plant using co'er gas and a co'e refiner" to produce steam and electricit" to

support part of the refiner"!senerg" demand& $P

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