Draft:API Ancona Refinery

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.

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 cause two deaths and the complete paralysis of the Bologna–Ancona railway, which passes through the plant itself, and of the adjacent road infrastructures, namely State Road 16 "Adriatica" and the "Raffaello Sanzio" international airport.
 * 8 September 2004 - At 7.15 am the bitumen storage area of the refinery explodes, causing the death of a truck driver.

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