Lujan de Cuyo Refinery

Summary Information

• Ownership: YPF
• Website: http://www.ypf.com/
• Location: Mendoza Province, Argentina
• Capacity: 5.25 million tons/annum & 105,000 bbl/day
• Nelson Complexity: 10.7
• Refining Depth:

Refining Units

• Atmospheric Distillation
• Vacuum Distillation
• FCC
• HF Alkylation unit
• Hydrisom unit
• Desulphurisation
  • Naphtha
  • Diesel

Terminal Capacity

Crude Oil: Refined Products:

Crude Supply

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Products Produced

• Unleaded gasoline (naphthas), diesel fuel (light gas oil), jet fuel, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and coke

Ongoing Projects

• YPF Argentina and Haldor Topsøe have signed two contracts for the production of hydrogen and ultra low sulphur diesel at the Lujan de Cuyo Refinery in Mendoza Province.

Other Information

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History

• 1996 - The Hydrisom unit started operating
• 1997 - HF Alkylation unit started up
• 2006 - FCC Naphtha Splitter Unit commissioned
• 2013 - Hydrotreating units for gas oil and naphtha commissioned

Links

1. Vepica Refinery Project References
2. TECNA Refinery References
3. Refinery Conversion Project, World Bank, 2000
4. Topsoe signs contracts with YPF Argentina
5. Front End Engineering Design (FEED) In The New HTN Naphtha Hydrogenation Unit, Naphtha Softening Unit, Luján De Cuyo Refinery
6. YPF Uses Phillips Technology to Maximize Unleaded Gasoline Production
7. Inauguration of a Major Project in Mendoza