Paraguaná Refinery Complex
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The Paraguaná Refinery Complex (Spanish: Centro de Refinación de Paraguaná) is a crude oil refinery complex in Venezuela. It is considered the world's third largest refinery complex, just after Jamnagar Refinery (India) and Ulsan Refinery [fr] (South Korea). The Paraguaná Refinery Complex was created by the fusion of Amuay Refinery, Bajo Grande Refinery and Cardón Refinery. The Paraguana Refinery Complex is still the largest refinery in the Western Hemisph
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Paraguana refinery is the second largest oil refinery in the world, with a processing capacity of 955,000bpd. The refining complex is located at Paraguan谩 Peninsula in Falc贸n state and the western coast of Lake Maracaibo in the Zulia state. It was established in 1949. Venezuela state-owned company Petr贸leos de Venezuela (PDVSA) owns the refinery.
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