Ruwais Refinery Crude Flexibility Project

Summary Information

• Ownership: ADNOC Refining
• Website: https://www.adnoc.ae/
• Wiki Page: Al-Ruwais Refinery
• Location: 240 kilometers west of Abu Dhabi City
• Capacity: 41 million tons/annum & 820,000 bbl/day
• Nelson Complexity:
• Project Stage: Under construction
• Expected Completion: 2023
• Budget:

The Project

• Project Type: Upgrade
• Project Summary: The project will upgrade the Ruwais Refinery to process heavier offshore crude oil from Upper Zakum Oil Field

Main Contractors

• WorleyParsons: Project management consultancy (PMC)
• CB&I / Samsung Engineering:
  • Engineering and procurement for two atmospheric residue desulfurization units
  • Engineering, procurement, fabrication and construction for 14 flat-bottom tanks and ten process heaters
• Chevron Lummus Global: Licence for atmospheric residue desulfurisation units

Refining Units

• Atmospheric residue desulfurisation units

Terminal Capacity

• Crude Oil:
• Refined Products:

Crude Supply

• The project will enable the refinery to switch from processing condensate to crude from Upper Zakum Oil Field

Products Produced

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History

• 2018 - WorleyParsons awarded the project management consultancy (PMC) contract
• 2018 - Samsung Engineering awarded contract for Atmospheric Residue De-Sulfurization

Other Information

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Links

1. Samsung Engineering awarded $ 3.1 billion ADNOC refinery project
2. ADNOC Refining awards PMC for the Crude Flexibility Project at the Ruwais Refinery
3. CB&I Awarded Contract for ADNOC Refining Crude Flexibility Project