API Raffineria di Ancona S.p.A.
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| File:Falconara Marittima-Api.jpg Photo of the refinery | |
| Subsidiary | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Petroleum |
| Founded 📆 | 1950 |
| Founder 👔 | API |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | , , Italy |
Area served 🗺️ | Italy |
| Products 📟 | Petroleum refining |
| Owner | API (99%) |
| Members | |
Number of employees | |
| Parent | Gruppo API |
| 🌐 Website | blograffineria |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
API Raffineria di Ancona S.p.A., also known as API Raffineria di Falconara Marittima, is a petrochemical plant 99% controlled by Anonima Petroli Italiana S.p.A., located in Falconara Marittima, in the province of Ancona, Italy.[1][2][3]
It has been certified for environmental protection ISO 14001, for safety OHSAS 18001 and for quality ISO 9002. Developed on an area of 700,000 m² in 1950, it has currently reached a processing capacity of 3,900,000 tons/year (equal to 85,000 barrels/d) with a storage capacity of over 1,500,000 cubic meters.
It is equipped with an overland shipping system for a capacity of approximately 12,000 tons/day and a sea reception system via marine terminals for oil tankers of up to 400,000 tons.
Fatal accidents
- 25 August 1999 - At 5:35 am, the explosion of the refinery and the resulting fire caused two deaths and the complete paralysis of the Bologna–Ancona railway, which passed through the plant itself, and of the adjacent road infrastructures, namely State Road 16 "Adriatica" and the "Raffaello Sanzio" international airport.[4]
- 8 September 2004 - At 7:15 am, the bitumen storage area of the refinery exploded, causing the death of a truck driver.[5]
Gallery
Photos of the refinery:
References
- ↑ "Raffineria di Ancona". Gruppo api (in italiano). Retrieved 2017-09-24.
- ↑ Mazzaferro, William (2021-10-26). Gli anni d'oro della "raffineria d'Europa": La raffinazione petrolifera italiana tra storia d'industria e storia sindacale (1956-1973) (in italiano). Franco Angeli Edizioni. ISBN 978-88-351-3017-8. Search this book on
- ↑ "Ej Atlas". it.ejatlas.org. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
- ↑ "Rogo Api 1999: rese note le motivazioni della condanna degli ex vertici". AnconaToday (in italiano). Retrieved 2024-05-12.
- ↑ Carlino, il Resto del (2007-11-12). "Morì in un'esplosione all'Api, risarcita la famiglia". il Resto del Carlino (in italiano). Retrieved 2024-05-12.
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