Emmastad “ISLA” refinery

The quality of the Willemstad harbor, the strategic location of Curaçao, and the safe political status of the island also lured Shell to establish an oil refinery and transshipment plant in the harbor in 1916. Today, the refinery is leased to the Venezuelan oil company, Petróleos de Venezuela S.A. (PdVSA), operating under the name of Refineria Isla S.A.

Below are the details for each jetty at the ISLA refinery:

Jetty 1
Location: North side of Schottegat harbor
Type: Jetty
Draft: 8.23m
LOA, max: 177m
Main functions: Ballast, Mogas, Gasoil, Avtur, Sulphuric Acids, MEK, Toluene, Furfural, Spent Soda

Jetty 2
Location: North side of Schottegat harbor
Type: Jetty
Draft: 9.14m
LOA, max: 175m
Main functions: Ballast, Bunkers, CatCracker feed, Mogas, Gasoil, Avtur, Naphtha, Avgas, White Oils, Tetramers, Trimers, Propane, Butane, Isobutane, TEL, Caustic Soda

Jetty 3
Location: North side of Schottegat harbor
Type: Jetty
Draft: 9.30m
LOA, max: 175m
Main functions: Ballast, Bunkers, CatCracker feed, Mogas, Gasoil, Avtur, Naphtha, Avgas, White Oils, Tetramers, Trimers, Propane, Butane, Isobutane

Jetty 4
Location: North side of Schottegat harbor
Type: Jetty
Draft: 11.58m
LOA, max: 236m
Main functions: Ballast, Bunkers, CatCracker feed, Mogas, Gasoil, Avtur, Naphtha, Avgas, White Oils

Jetty 5
Location: North side of Schottegat harbor
Type: Jetty
Draft: 13.71m
LOA, max: 259m
Main functions: Ballast, Bunkers, Heavy Crude, Lt/Med Crude, Long Residue, CatCracker feed, Fueloil, Mogas, Gasoil, Avtur, Naphtha, White Oils

Jetty 6
Location: North side of Schottegat harbor
Type: Jetty
Draft: 11.43m
LOA, max: 228m
Main functions: Ballast, Bunkers, Heavy Crude, Lt/Med Crude, Long Residue, CatCracker feed, Fueloil, Bitumen, Mogas, Gasoil, Avtur, Naphtha, White Oils

Jetty 7
Location: North side of Schottegat harbor
Type: Jetty
Draft: 9.45m
LOA, max: 170m
Main functions: Ballast, Bunkers, Heavy Crude, Lt/Med Crude, Long Residue, Fueloil, Bitumen, Mogas, Gasoil

Jetty 8
Location: North side of Schottegat harbor
Type: Jetty
Draft: 13.71m
LOA, max: 259m
Main functions: Ballast, Bunkers, Heavy Crude, Lt/Med Crude, Long Residue, Fueloil

Jetty 9
Location: North side of Schottegat harbor
Type: Jetty
Draft: 10.21m
LOA, max: 259m
Main functions: Ballast, Bunkers, Luboils

Jetty 10
Location: North side of Schottegat harbor
Type: Jetty
Draft: F6.40/A9.45m
LOA, max: 259m
Main functions: Ballast