Refining

There are seven refineries in Peru, with a total throughput capacity of about 213,000 barrels per day. Petroperú controls five of them (98,000 barrels per day), and the other two are operated by Repsol and Pacific Stratus Energy del Perú S.A.

The most important refinery is La Pampilla (110,000 barrels per day), in the Callao province, which represents more than half of the entire country´s total capacity. La Pampilla refinery, operated by Repsol S.A., began producing low-sulfur diesel in 2016, in compliance with Law No. 28694 and the commitments taken up by Peruvian refineries in 2012. The law established that the domestic supply of diesel with a sulfur content higher than 50 mg/kg was forbidden as of January 1, 2010.

The Talara Refinery (Petroperú) is being modernized and this is e