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PETROTRIN
Pointe-a-Pierre
Refinery -
the only
refinery in
the world to
co-exist
with a
wildlife
park,
throughput
upward of
175,000 bpd,
newly
upgraded to
produce
larger
volumes in a
wider range
of
high-value
petroleum
products -
is arguably
the best
customer-responsive
refinery
among
territories
bordering
the
Caribbean
Sea.
The refinery
is located
on the west
coast of
Trinidad on
2,000 acres
of land,
approximately
35 miles
south of the
capital,
Port of
Spain.
The refinery
has the
capacity to
process a
wide variety
of crude oil
with varying
gravity and
sulphur
specifications,
which gives
PETROTRIN
the ability
to purchase
crude oil
from a range
of
suppliers.
It is a
cracking
refinery
with
moderate
conversion
capacity and
its
processes
include
atmospheric
and vacuum
crude
distillation,
visbreaking,
naphtha
catalytic
reforming,
catalytic
cracking,
hydrotreating,
alkylation
and MTBE
synthesis.
Over the
last three
fiscal
years, the
Pointe-a-Pierre
refinery has
converted
between
57.5% and
64.2% of its
feedstock
into higher
value
distillate
products
with fuel
oil being
the other
main
product.
The
combination
of strategic
location and
very
competitive
fees makes
Pointe-a-Pierre
the region's
first choice
for third
party crude
processing.
This is but
one of many
business
opportunities
PETROTRIN
holds out to
petroleum
entrepreneurs
on its
industrial
estate
The Refining
and
Marketing
Division,
led by
Vice President
Refining and
Marketing
Mr. Louie
Forde, is
responsible
for the
operation of
our
Refinery,
the purchase
of crude oil
used in the
refining
process, the
storage and
handling of
crude oil
and refined
products,
and the
marketing
and sale of
refined
petroleum
products.
Pointe-a-Pierre's
process
flexibility
is further
complemented
by its large
efficient
ports - at
Pointe-a-Pierre
and Point
Fortin -
accommodating
vessel sizes
from grade
carriers to
mainland
riverine
craft.
The Port of
Pointe-a-Pierre,
sheltered in
the Gulf of
Paria midway
along major
north-south
Atlantic
sea-lanes,
is the
natural
provider of
bunkering
services for
all
ocean-going
craft.
The Point
Fortin
facilities
deliver the
region's
best
strategically
located
terminalling
services. |
