Equipment Cleaning in Refineries

The task of cleaning equipment in refineries tends to be costly due to the time and labor involved. After all, it involves not only tank preparation but also pipelines, exchangers, and vessels, as well as the removal of hydrocarbon vapors.

To assist companies aiming for productivity in this service while reducing unnecessary expenses, the Ambipar team can provide support. With the necessary qualifications, our professionals work on the complete removal of deposits, degassing the atmosphere, and cleaning the entire residual hydrocarbon system.

Furthermore, Ambipar adheres to all technical regulations required by the Ministry of Labor regarding equipment cleaning in refineries, following regulatory standards, and ensuring environmental responsibility.

Our main objective is to ensure that all employees performing onshore cleaning can carry out their tasks safely and effectively while observing recommendations for safety, service quality, and employee health.

We have a complete equipment infrastructure for refinery cleaning, including high-pressure water jet machines, suction pumps, compressors, pneumatic winches, hoses of various diameters and purposes, as well as specific materials for confined space entries and rescues.

Our team consists of trained professionals fully equipped to carry out equipment cleaning in refineries, including rescuers, supervisors, industrial climbers, and general cleaning assistants. Their goal is to achieve efficient and safe equipment cleaning in refineries.

How Equipment Cleaning Works in Refineries

Refinery is the common term used to refer to oil refineries that perform the chemical process of cleaning and refining crude oil extracted from oil wells. Crude oil (unprocessed) is composed of various hydrocarbons with different physicochemical properties.

During the refining process, the hydrocarbons are separated through distillation, and impurities are removed, resulting in various petroleum derivatives such as lubricants, asphalt, coke, diesel, gasoline, LPG, naphtha, kerosene, aviation kerosene, and others.

For this reason, refinery preparation involves handling contaminants, hydrocarbon encrustation, and inorganic salts such as iron sulfide. Thus, a qualified team is needed to control all elements present using appropriate onshore cleaning technologies.

It is worth noting that it is possible to clean and degasify a refinery quickly, provided that the service is carried out by a specialized company in refinery equipment cleaning, such as Ambipar.

Remember that substantial volumes of wastewater are generated in oil and gas refinery operations, either through cleaning processes, refining, or as a residual product generated by crude oil desalting. These wastewater streams may be contaminated with high levels of oil and chemicals, emphasizing the importance of periodic equipment cleaning in refineries.

Ambipar is qualified and experienced in equipment cleaning operations in refineries. To achieve this, we have an expert work structure in the necessary logistics to meet the demands for this type of quality, efficient, and agile onshore cleaning.