Puerto La Cruz refinery

The Puerto La Cruz refinery, also known as the Guaranguão refinery, is a hydrocarbon refining complex located in Puerto La Cruz, Anzoátegui State, Venezuela. It is the country's second-largest refinery in terms of production, with 200,000 barrels per day, after the Paraguaná refinery complex with 940,000 barrels per day.

History

Construction of the refinery complex began in 1948, and it commenced operations in 1950 with a daily production of 44,000 barrels, gradually increasing to 200,000 barrels by 2000.[1]

On 11 August 2012, lightning struck a processing lagoon at the complex, causing a major fire, but no casualties were reported.[2]

References

  1. ^ "BNamericas - PDVSA recluta firmas asiáticas para proyecto..." [PDVSA recruits Asian firms for projects...]. BNamericas.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Incendie majeur dans une raffinerie du Venezuela" [Serious fire in Venezuelan refinery]. Radio-Canada (in Canadian French). 12 August 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2026.

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