Talara is a very small, low complexity refinery located in Northern Pacific Coast of Peru
It is owned and operated by PetroPeru
The refinery completed a major expansion and upgrade in 2024 but has struggled to come back online since.
Complexity: 7.8
Atmospheric distillation - 92 kbpd
Vacuum distillation - 54 kbpd
Coking - 23 kbpd - flexicoker
FCC - 25 kbpd
Reformer - 10kbpd - CCR
Naphtha hydrotreater - 13 kbpd
Distillate hydrotreater - 41 kbpd
FCC gasoline hydrotreater - 10 kbpd
Base oil plant - 1 kbpd
Asphalt plant - 3 kbpd
land - 129 hectares
1917 - Refinery commissioned by the International Petroleum Company
1969 - PetroPeru created and assumed ownership
2019 - Refinery idled to allow for a major reconfiguration and upgrade
2024 - Completed expansion and upgrade project, but struggling to bring on line