The expansion of the refinery will add gasoline and petrochemical naphtha to current liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), diesel and aviation fuel units.
The plan is likely to produce on a daily basis 21,000 cubic meters of gasoline, 45,000 cubic meters of diesel, 7,500 cubic meters of aviation fuel, 11,700 cubic meters of LPG and 3,000 cubic meters of naphtha.
The spending will also expand port capacity by adding loading facilities capable of handling ships of around 50,000 metric tons.
At present, Petrobras’ total refining capacity in Brazil is 1.9 million barrels per day, but the company intends to add an extra 1.2 million barrels per day capacity by 2015.
