The Sapugaskanda Refinery (also referred to as Sapugaskanda Oil Refinery) is the single largest oil refinery of Sri Lanka. The refinery was built in August 1969 by the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation under the guidance of Iran, initially designed to process 38,000 barrels (6,000 m 3) per stream day of Dubai crude oil, and Arabian light crude oil.
When was Ceylon oil refinery built?
The refinery was built in August 1969 by the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation under the guidance of Iran, initially designed to process 38,000 barrels (6,000 m 3) per stream day of Dubai crude oil, and Arabian light crude oil. (Medium sour crude oil) It was commissioned on 12 October 1969.
Why do mini-refineries use a vacuum unit for oil refining?
Such schemes of oil refining at mini-refineries are related to the fact that for road works, which are characterized by seasonality, bitumen is needed; it is more expedient to obtain and process bitumen on site than transport it from large refineries. Consequently, the vacuum units of such refineries will be operated in different operating modes:
What is the difference between mini-refineries in Russia and large-scale production?
The key difference between the vacuum units of mini-refineries in Russia from large-scale production is that the main product obtained is road bitumen and tar, and not vacuum distillates.
