Despite this, the fuel sold in cities like Quito continues to be more polluting than Guayaquil or Cuenca.
This November 16, 2021, the Minister of Energy announced that Petroecuador is producing a diesel less polluting premium. According to an official statement, the fuel which is marketed in the northern part of the country and which is processed in the Esmeraldas Refinery, currently has a concentration of 86 parts per million of sulfur content.
In 2020, that same diesel it had a sulfur concentration of 95 parts per million. In the south of the country, fuel that is sold has an even lower content, which reaches up to 35 parts per million, according to the official version.
The best quality achieved this year would be the result of “the optimization and improvement processes” that are being carried out in compliance with Decree 95, issued by the Government of Guillermo Lasso.
Specifically, the severity (higher pressure and temperature) in the Diesel Hydrodesulfurization Unit (HDS) of the Esmeraldas Refinery would have increased.
Petroecuador He stressed that all the process plants under his charge are operating without problems 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
In the case of the Esmeraldas Refinery, the current capacity is 110,000 barrels of crude, together with the production of gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, LPG, among others fuels. (JS)
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