Porto Refinery

Summary Information Also known as Matosinhos Refinery Ownership: Galp Website: http://www.galpenergia.com/ Location: Porto, Northwest coast of Portugal Capacity: 5.5 million tons/annum & 110,000 bbl/day Nelson Complexity: 10.7 Refining Depth: Brief Description A small hydroskimming refinery Refining Units Atmospheric Distillation Diesel Desulphurisation Catalytic Reformer Merox Sulphur Recovery Base Oil Unit Terminal Capacity Crude Oil: 680,000 m3 Refined Products: 1,200,000 m3 Crude Supply - Products Produced LPG, Gasoline, Diesel, Fuel Oil Ongoing Projects For Details see Porto Refinery Upgrade Project The refinery is being expanded and upgraded The conversion project will add a grassroot vacuum flash and distillation unit, a visbreaker, a diesel hydrodesulphurization units and associated utilities and infrastructure to the Galp's Porto Refinery and is part of an investment program that will allow Galp to increase the diesel production by 50,000 barrels per day and the utilization rate of the existing refineries, allowing Galp to process heavier crudes and meet the latest environmental regulations The refinery is also replacing older oil-fired technology with gas turbines Other Information - History 1966 - The construction of the Porto refinery began 1969 - The refinery came on stream 1999 - Platformate project started 2007 - Major upgrade launched 2011 - Upgrade project completed Relevant Links Refinery Webpage Foster Wheeler Awarded $16-Million Contract By Portugal's Petrogal For Refinery Project Hydrocarbons Technology Fluor Selected by Galp Energia for Front-End Engineering & Design Work for Refinery Conversion in Portugal GE Technology Bringing Higher Efficiency, Lower Emissions to Portugal’s Refinery Sector