Petroleos de Venezuela operates the Petrocedeno upgrader refinery, which is located in Anzoategui, Venezuela. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles more than 1,400 refineries worldwide, it is a non integrated upgrader owned by Petroleos de Venezuela. The refinery started operations in 2002 and has a Nelson Complexity Index (NCI) of 9.91. Buy the profile here.

Key refinery processes

Crude Distillation Unit (mbd): 190
Vacuum Distillation (mbd): 176
Coking (mbd): 107
Hydrocracker (mbd): 70
Hydrotreater (mbd): 93

The capacity of the Petrocedeno refinery is expected to remain the same as 190mbd by 2030.

Maintenance activities at Petrocedeno upgrader refinery

The Petrocedeno refinery upgrader witnessed two incidents during the period 2017-2022.

About Petroleos de Venezuela


Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) is a state-owned oil and gas company. It plans, coordinates, supervises, and controls the activities in the entire oil and gas value chain. The company explores for and develops oil and other hydrocarbons; refines, trades, and supplies products in domestic and overseas markets. PDVSA administers refineries, marketing and transportation of crude oil and refined products in various countries. The company markets refined petroleum products under PDV brand in Venezuela and CITGO brand across Eastern and Mid-western regions of the US. PDVSA is headquartered in Caracas, Venezuela.

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