Bolivia's YPFB Reschedules Maintenance Work at Gualberto Villarroel Refinery

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) (La Paz, Bolivia), owner and operator of the 27,500-barrel-per-day (BBL/d) Gualberto Villarroel refinery in Cochabamba, Bolivia, is rescheduling a planned turnaround as part of an expansion project. The objective is to increase the production capacity of the refinery from 27,500 BBL/d to 42,000 BBL/d and is expected to be completed by 2011. For additional details, see related article from January 22, 2010 - Bolivia's YPFB Preparing for Maintenance at Gualberto Villarroel Refinery.

The original maintenance shutdown was scheduled for September 2010. However, it was brought forward and will be performed in April 2010. The 27,500-BBL/d Crude unit, the 2,137-BBL/d Tail Gas Treatment Unit and the Reformer will undergo inspection and maintenance. The Reformer will undergo catalyst regeneration, and a new vertical furnace will be installed in the Crude unit.

Gualberto Villarroel Refinery started operations in 1949. In 2006, state-owned YPFB regained control of the production facility when the government decided to renationalize the productive cycle of the chain of hydrocarbons.

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