TÉCNICAS DEL
CABLE has been selected
to supply power and control cables to be used at
the Talara refinery, at Piura, about 1,200 km north of
Lima.
In
2014, State-owned Petroleos del Peru SA (Known as Petroperu) let a $2.7 billion
lump-sum turnkey contract to Tecnicas Reunidas (TR) for the upgrade and
modernization of the refinery
.
Following
completion of the project, the crude oil processing capacity at Talara will rise
to 95,000 b/d.
The
project also will enable the refinery to have minimal emissions, generate its
own electricity, and maintain on-site operations for desalination of seawater
and purification to avoid altering aquifers in the area.