Also known as:
Amuay and Cardon are an integrated refining complex on the Caribbean Coast of Venezuela
The refinery is owned and operated by PDVSA
Complexity: 6.6
Atmospheric distillation - 955 kbpd
Vacuum distillation - 504 kbpd
Coker - 145 kbpd
FCC - 167 kbpd
Alkylation - 41 kbpd
Reformer - 41 kbpd - Continuous
Naphtha hydrotreater - 54 kbpd
FCC gasoline hydrotreater - 3 kbpd
Distillate hydrotreater - 140 kbpd
VGO hydrotreater - 185 kbpd
C4 Isomerization - 21 kbpd
Oxygenates plant - 10 kbpd
Base oil plant - 6 kbpd
Asphalt plant - 36 kbpd
1949 - Cardon refinery commissioned by Shell
1950 - Amuay commissioned by Creole Refining Company
1976 - Nationalization of all oil assets in Venezuela and creation of PDVSA
1997 - Two sites integrated into one complex