YPFB Production Reaches 120 MM Liters of Gasoline & Achieved High Record

YPFB reached in July this year more than 120 million liters of gasoline special historical production volume representing the maximum production of all time, said the president of the state oil Guillermo Acha M.

"Maximum production of special gasoline was achieved thanks to the stable operation of the New Gasoline Isomerization Unit Liviana (NUIS) and the New Catalytic Reforming Unit (NURC). With great satisfaction I report that all additional for best performance especially the NUIS Unit, projects were successful, "said Acha.

In May 2016 a production of 118,930,062 liters of special gasoline was recorded, while in July this management reached a record of 120,183,356 liters thanks to the contribution of these two process units, located in Gualberto Villarroel refineries Cochabamba, and Guillermo Elder Bell in Santa Cruz, respectively. The base line last year was 86 million liters. "This is the result of the growth of the processing capacity of both refineries nationalized".

In June of this year he was nine years of nationalization Gualberto Villarroel refinery in Cochabamba, and Guillermo Elder Bell in Santa Cruz. The Plurinational State of Bolivia, through YPFB, took control of the operation and administration of both complex refiners.

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The processing capacity of both refineries increased from 39,503 barrels per day (BPD) when they were recovered (June 2007) to a current capacity of 64,800 BPD, representing growth of approximately 64% aimed at providing energy security and sovereignty the Plurinational State of Bolivia.

This expansion in processing capacity of refineries has allowed direct benefit to all the Bolivian people through savings in subsidy by reducing import volumes thanks to to guarantee the supply of fuels with higher volumes of domestic production from YPFB refineries.