Petrobrazi Refinery
| Petrobrazi Refinery | |
|---|---|
 The refinery as seen in 1944 | |
 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Oil refinery |
| Location | Brazi, Prahova County |
| Coordinates | 44°52′18″N 26°0′27″E / 44.87167°N 26.00750°E |
| Elevation | 80 m (262 ft) |
| Completed | 17 June 1934 |
| Owner | Petrom |
| Height | 120 metres (chimney) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 520 hectares (55,972,334 sq ft) |
Petrobrazi Refinery is one of the largest
History
Petrobrazi was founded on 17 June 1934 by the Creditul Minier Society in a strategic industrial zone of 440 ha (4.4 km2) located in Southern Romania near
In 1948, following the nationalization of Creditul Minier, the refinery was renamed to the no. 7 Refinery, and in 1956 to the Brazi Refinery.[4] In 1962 Petrobrazi became the first modern refinery in Romania with the addition of the catalytic cracking and reforming processes.[3] In 1965 the refinery was integrated with the Petrochemical Complex. In 1997 the state established Petrom as the national oil company also including the Petrobrazi Refinery.[3] In 2003 the refinery becomes the first facility of its kind in Romania that has its own cogeneration power plant.[3] With its nominal processing capacity of 7 million tonnes/year, Petrobrazi is the largest Romanian refinery.[1] It is also the most efficient refinery in Romania having a Nelson complexity index of 11.4.[1]
Between 2005 and 2022, OMV Petrom invested over €2bn in the Petrobrazi refinery. A third of this investment contributing to reducing environmental impact.[2] In 2019, a Polyfuel unit was installed at the refinery. The unit is used to convert LPG and low-grade light gasoline into gasoline and diesel, with a production rate of about 50,000 tons per year.[7] In 2023, a project worth €70 million to replace the coker units of the refinery was completed.[8]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Petrobrazi Refinery" (in Romanian). Prime Transaction. 2009-02-18. Archived from the original on May 14, 2007. Retrieved 2009-02-18.
- ^ a b "Refining & Marketing at a glance". omvpetrom.com. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Rafinăria Petrobrazi". Petrom. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ^ a b Roxana Manolache (2020). "Societatea Creditul Minier-Rafinăria Petrobrazi, 100 de ani de istorie". Natura și omul. No. 16. Ploiești: Muzeul Județean de Științele Naturii Prahova.
- ^ "When Heroes Filled The Sky". homeofheroes.com. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ISBN 9786066540865.
- ^ "The new Polyfuel unit in Petrobrazi refinery has started production". omvpetrom.com. 15 April 2019.
- ^ Mihai Nicuț (23 August 2023). "Petrom a înlocuit cu succes camerele de cocsare de la rafinăria Petrobrazi, proiect de 70 de milioane de euro". economica.net (in Romanian).
