Construction Under Way for Cogeneration Unit at Spain's Gibraltar Refinery

---

Español

Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Compañia Española de Petroleos SA (MCE:CEP) (Cepsa) (Madrid, Spain) is constructing a cogeneration unit at the company's 220,000-barrel-per-day (BBL/d) Gibraltar-San Roque Refinery in Spain.

Construction of the cogeneration plant, which will have a 40-megawatt (MW) generating capacity, began in the first quarter of 2009 and is expected to be completed by the end of this year. The new unit is equipped with a General Electric (NYSE:GE) (GE) MS6001B gas turbine that will be located in the Lubrisur area and will help supply the refinery's increasing demand for energy. At the moment, there are two GE gas turbines working at the refinery.

Cepsa is an industrial company whose main activities are oil refining and marketing refined products. The company is also involved in the exploration and production of oil, natural gas and electricity. Gibraltar San Roque is one of the three refineries that the company operates in Spain along with the 105,000-BBL/d Tenerife Refinery and the 100,000-BBL/d La Rabida Refinery.

View Plant Profile - 1066032
View Project Report - 300014526

Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of global market intelligence specializing in the industrial process, heavy manufacturing and energy markets. IIR's quality-assurance philosophy, the Living Forward Reporting Principle™, provides up-to-the-minute intelligence on what's happening now, while constantly keeping track of future opportunities.