Axens has streamed a Prime-G+ unit at Petrogal’s refinery in Sines, Portugal. The 26,600 barrels per day unit was designed to desulfurize cracked gasoline to a level affording a gasoline pool sulfur specification of less than 50 ppm (Euro 2005 specification). The test run was accomplished with a cracked naphtha containing 2,100 ppm sulfur and produced a less than 50 ppm sulfur treated product, with good octane retention and excellent gasoline yield.

Sines and Porto refineries have both implemented Axens’ technologies to produce ultra-low sulfur fuels. In addition to the start-up of the Prime-G+ plant at Sines, Petrogal has recently streamed two Prime-D Toolbox technologies for ultra-low sulfur diesel production at the Porto and Sines refineries.

Petrogal

Petrogal is a subsidiary of Galp Energia owner of entire share capital of Petrogal.

The object of the company is the research and production of crude oil and natural gas, refining, transportation, distribution and sales activities related to crude oil and its derivatives and natural gas. Petrogal refineries are located in Sines and Porto which have a combined nameplate distillation capacity of 15,2 MM ton per annum.