Buenos Aires, Argentina
Sequoia Hydrotreating Process is Operational in Argentina
A small-scale hydrotreater near Buenos Aires producing Group II base oil, started up by three Sequoia engineers in under four weeks, showing that small hydrotreaters can be built economically and run profitably.
Sequoia’s hydrotreating technology is operational at IASA in Argentina. This small-scale hydrotreater near Buenos Aires produces 2.5 m³/hour (about 700 US gallons/hour) of Group II base oil from a dark distillate produced by an old furnace reboiler used for oil distillation.
Sequoia has once again proven that small hydrotreaters (less than 15,000 tonnes/year or 5 million gallons/year) can be built economically and operated profitably.
Working across borders
The Sequoia team worked with the customer to deal with bureaucracy and customs, as well as language barriers, during design and construction. The plant was started up by three Sequoia engineers in under four weeks, starting with mechanical completion checks.
