Villa Elisa Refinery
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Villa Elisa Refinery is an oil refinery
located in Villa Elisa
, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from Asunción
close to the Paraguay River
and is owned by the Paraguay
national oil company Petróleos Paraguayos
. The refinery is capable of processing 7500 barrels (1,192.4 m³) of crude oil per day (1,200 m3/day) and produces lubricants
, diesel, kerosene
, naphtha
and LPG.
The refining complex also has 42 tanks used to retain crude oil and refined products
with a total capacity of 320,000 m3 and four LPG tanks with a capacity of 2,000 m3 each. There is also an oil terminal located on the Paraguay River
that has 27 jetties
and a loading and unloading capacity of 10,000 m3 per day, and a barge terminal
used for loading and unloading of LPG.
Oil refinery
An oil refinery or petroleum refinery is an industrial process plant where crude oil is processed and refined into more useful petroleum products, such as gasoline, diesel fuel, asphalt base, heating oil, kerosene, and liquefied petroleum gas...
located in Villa Elisa
Villa Elisa, Paraguay
Villa Elisa is a city in the Central Department of Paraguay on the outskirts of Asuncion. It was the only colony that was inhabited by Swedish people in Paraguay and today is one of the most important and active cities that are part of the Metropolitan Area of the capital...
, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from Asunción
Asunción
Asunción is the capital and largest city of Paraguay.The "Ciudad de Asunción" is an autonomous capital district not part of any department. The metropolitan area, called Gran Asunción, includes the cities of San Lorenzo, Fernando de la Mora, Lambaré, Luque, Mariano Roque Alonso, Ñemby, San...
close to the Paraguay River
Paraguay River
The Paraguay River is a major river in south central South America, running through Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina...
and is owned by the Paraguay
Paraguay
Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...
national oil company Petróleos Paraguayos
Petróleos Paraguayos
Petróleos Paraguayos or [Paraguayan Petroleums] is the Paraguayan national oil company that owns the only refinery in the country Villa Elisa Refinery located in Villa Elisa with a capacity of , a LNG plant, a biodiesel plant and several storage facilities with a storage capacity of around ....
. The refinery is capable of processing 7500 barrels (1,192.4 m³) of crude oil per day (1,200 m3/day) and produces lubricants
Lubricant
A lubricant is a substance introduced to reduce friction between moving surfaces. It may also have the function of transporting foreign particles and of distributing heat...
, diesel, kerosene
Kerosene
Kerosene, sometimes spelled kerosine in scientific and industrial usage, also known as paraffin or paraffin oil in the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Ireland and South Africa, is a combustible hydrocarbon liquid. The name is derived from Greek keros...
, naphtha
Naphtha
Naphtha normally refers to a number of different flammable liquid mixtures of hydrocarbons, i.e., a component of natural gas condensate or a distillation product from petroleum, coal tar or peat boiling in a certain range and containing certain hydrocarbons. It is a broad term covering among the...
and LPG.
The refining complex also has 42 tanks used to retain crude oil and refined products
Oil
An oil is any substance that is liquid at ambient temperatures and does not mix with water but may mix with other oils and organic solvents. This general definition includes vegetable oils, volatile essential oils, petrochemical oils, and synthetic oils....
with a total capacity of 320,000 m3 and four LPG tanks with a capacity of 2,000 m3 each. There is also an oil terminal located on the Paraguay River
Paraguay River
The Paraguay River is a major river in south central South America, running through Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina...
that has 27 jetties
Jetty
A jetty is any of a variety of structures used in river, dock, and maritime works that are generally carried out in pairs from river banks, or in continuation of river channels at their outlets into deep water; or out into docks, and outside their entrances; or for forming basins along the...
and a loading and unloading capacity of 10,000 m3 per day, and a barge terminal
Barge
A barge is a flat-bottomed boat, built mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods. Some barges are not self-propelled and need to be towed by tugboats or pushed by towboats...
used for loading and unloading of LPG.