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With the aim of increasing Diesel-S10 production at Reduc and Revap, Petrobras will make new investments of R$ 2,5 billion in its refineries
With the objective of increasing its S-10 Diesel production capacity in the coming years, Petrobras announced that it will make new investments in the Henrique Lage Refineries (Revap) and in Duque de Caxias (Reduc). The oil company had previously announced that it would expand the Paulínia Refinery (Replan). The state-owned company stated that the Reduc and Revap plants will receive investments of BRL 2,5 billion by the year 2025 to further improve their structures.
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The increase in S-10 diesel at Reduc and Revap
At Reduc, located in Rio de Janeiro, Petrobras will carry out works to adapt the hydrotreatment unit (HDT) at the refinery, increasing the production capacity of Diesel S-10, from the current 5.000 m³ per day to 9.500 m³ per day. day.
The investment works at the plant are scheduled to be completed in the second half of 2023. At Revap, Petrobras will also invest in works to adapt the diesel hydrotreatment unit, also with the aim of increasing diesel production.
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Work at the refinery is scheduled to be completed by the end of the second half of 2025. The state-owned company said it is studying the implementation of new units for the manufacture of S-10 diesel and lubricants at Gaslub, in Itaboraí (RJ).
new investments
As previously mentioned, Petrobras announced that it will install a new hydrotreatment unit at the Paulínia Refinery, in São Paulo. The plant will have a capacity to produce 10.000 m³ per day of Diesel S-10 by the year 2025.
The objective of the Petroleira with the investments is to increase the production of derivatives with greater value and with less carbon emission and of better quality, as is the case of Diesel S-10.
Get to know Reduc and Revap
The Duque de Caxias Refinery, known as Reduc, is one of the largest in Brazil when it comes to installed capacity in oil refining. The unit began its production in 1961 and since then has been gaining increasing prominence on the national scene. Reduc is the unit responsible for 80% of lubricant production in Brazil.
The Henrique Lage Refinery (Revap) has an area of 10.000.000 m² and began operations in March 1980. Currently, the unit operates mainly in supplying the São Paulo market and the Midwest of the country.
