Ruwais Refinery Project Expansion and Upgrade
Summary Information Ownership: Takreer (Abu Dhabi National Oil Company) Website: http://www.takreer.com/ Wiki Page: Al Ruwais Refinery Location: Ruwais, Abu Dhabi Capacity: 20 million tons/annum & 400,000 bbl/day Nelson Complexity: Project Stage: Completed Expected Completion: 2015 Budget: $10 Billion The Project Project Type: Expansion / Upgrade Project Summary: The company will raise its refining capacity at the site by 400,000 barrels a day (b/d), by constructing the new refinery to operate alongside the existing 417,000-b/d facility. Main Contractors: Foster Wheeler: Detailed feasibility study Shaw, GS Engineering and Construction: Packages II and VII - RFCC and Port Samsung Engineering Co. Ltd. : EPC on a LSTK (lump sum turn-key) basis for package number 3 - Utilities Daewoo Engineering '&' Construction: Tank Farm Licences: UOP: Unicracking, Distillate Unionfining, Merox, BenSat and Naphtha Hydrotreating licences Axens: RFCC, LPG treatment, Isomerization and Prime-G+ Refining Units Unsaturated LPG treatment unit – 59,800 bbl/day C4-cut purification system – 37,800 bbl/day Residue fluid catalytic cracker (RFCC) - 127,100 bbl/day Butane Isomerization unit – 26,000 bbl/day Naphtha hydrotreater – 40,930 bbl/day Delayed Coker Slurry Hydro-desulphurization Unit Carbon Black Unit Distillate Hydro Treating Unit Propane Dehydrogenation Unit Coke calcification Unit Terminal Capacity Consists of 76 tanks and able to store 4,493,031 m3 Crude Supply Domestic Crude Products Produced The refinery will produce propylene, unleaded gasoline, naphtha, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), aviation turbine fuel, kerosene, gas-oil & bunker fuel History 2006 - Foster Wheeler awarded feasibility study 2008 - UOP chosen for clean fuels technology licences 2008 - Axens awarded RFCC and related units 2009 - Daewoo awarded tank farm package 2010 - EPC contracts awarded for major construction packages 2011 - Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) and license packages for Carbon Black & Delayed Coker Awarded 2015 - The project was completed Other Information - Relevant Links Bidding Process Launched Foster Wheeler Awarded UAE Refinery Feasibility Studies by Takreer Axens Awarded Basic Engineering Design and Licenses for the Takreer Ruwais Refinery Expansion Project Samsung Engineering signs official contract for a $2.7 billion USD refinery plant order in the UAE Daewoo E&C Wins Ruwais Refinery Expansion Project Worth USD 1.17 Billion from UAE Korean Builders Win Record Refinery Deals in UAE UOP Technology Selected by Abu Dhabi Oil Refining Company for Refinery Expansion in United Arab Emirates Adnoc News Honeywell UOP To Supply Its 1,000th Hydrogen Purification System
