RPLC DEEP CONVERSION PROJECT

 RPLC DEEP CONVERSION PROJECT

The goal of this project is to install oil and gas equipments  in order to facilitate the conversion of heavy and extra heavy crude oil into high quality refined fuel products. Place: Puerto La Cruz Refinery.

PUERTO LA CRUZ REFINERY

 
The Puerto La Cruz refinery is one of the processing centers of major oil company PDVSA and integrates a circuit manufacture of oil extracted in the fields of Monagas and Anzoategui, Venezuela.
Geographically, this plant covers three operational areas: Puerto La Cruz, El Chaure and San Roque, located in the north and center of the state of Anzoategui, with total crude processing capacity of 200,000 barrels per day, which are obtained 73,000 barrels of gasoline and naphtha, 12,000 barrels of kerosene-jet, 43 thousand barrels of oil and 73 barrels of waste, and required inputs for mixing fuels marketed in the domestic and export markets.

PDVSA signed a contract for engineering, support to the acquisition and management of construction services of the DEEP CONVERSION PROJECT  in Puerto La Cruz Refinery, with JGC Corporation and Chiyoda Japan consortium.  The Venezuelan Inelectra will also use Venezuelan HDH Plus technology created in INTEVEP to process heavy and extra heavy crude from the Orinoco Oil Belt (FPO). 

The Deep Conversion Project moves into its second phase to ensure a change in the diet of the East-Refining center.  It will have to adapt its current facilities and build 11 new process units, 6 ancillary units and 8 units of industrial services that will have the most advanced technology for the global refining market, thanks to the processing of new raw currents of greater density. Read More.

HYUNDAI group won the contracts to install piping and equipments in this project. I am working as a Piping Supervisor, belong to the Piping Staff. My responsibilities involved in this job are:

• Ensure that all staff complies with the requirements of the installation procedures. 
• Take all necessary precautions and safe methods to implement the installation procedures. 
• Ensure that all activities are executed in accordance with the requirements of PDVSA / HYUNDAI. Establish and define methods for the efficient execution of the task. 
• Plan together with the Engineer and review construction activities. 
• Ensure that equipments and tools in use are in good condition. 
• Ensure implementation of the Specific Plan of Safety, Environment and Health during the execution of the activity. 
• Execute the work according to "Work Risks Analisis" and technical evaluation of the Health and Safety Coordinator. 
• Explain to the personnel the risks involved in the activities.

Summary Information

• Ownership: PDVSA
• Website: http://www.pdvsa.com/
• Wiki Page: Puerto La Cruz Refinery
• Location: Puerto La Cruz, Anzoátegui, Venezuela
• Capacity: million tons/annum & bbl/day
• Nelson Complexity:
• Project Stage: PMC awarded
• Expected Completion: 2016
• Budget: US$ 5 billion

The Project

• Project Type: Upgrade & Expansion
• Project Summary: The Puerto La Cruz refinery is to be expanded to 280,000 barrels a day and upgraded to be able to process crude from the Orinoco heavy crude belt
• Main Contractors:
  • Toyo Engineering / Vepica: PMC
  • JGC Corporation - Detail engineering, procurement support and construction management services
  • Hyundai-Wison - Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Start-up assistance
  • Wison - Procurement and construction for the site preparation

Refining Units

• Atmospheric Distillation,
• Vacuum Distillation,
• Slurry Hydrocraker (HDH Plus*),
• Sequential Hydroprocessing (SHP),
• Sulfur Recovery,
• Hydrogen Production

Terminal Capacity

• Crude Oil:
• Refined Products:

Crude Supply

• The upgrade will enable the refinery to process very heavy crudes

Products Produced

• The refinery produces mainly automotive fuels

History

• 2007 - JGC was awarded a contract for the FEED (Front End Engineering Design)
• 2008 - JGC designated engineering contractor for the HDH Plus® process
• 2011 - Toyo engineering awarded PMC contract
• 2012 - Hyundai-Wison awarded Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Start-up assistance contract
• 2013 - Technip awarded contract for hydrogen units

Other Information

• The facilities will be first in the world to commercially employ the HDH Plus® heavy crude oil cracking process technology, which was developed independently by PDVSA.