Elefsina Refinery Upgrade Project
Contents
Summary Information
- Ownership: Hellenic Petroleum
- Website: http://www.hellenic-petroleum.gr/online/index.aspx
- Wiki Page: Elefsina Refinery
- Location: South of Athens, Greece
- Capacity: million tons/annum & bbl/day
- Nelson Complexity: Current, 1.5, After Completion, 7.2
- Project Stage: [[[Completed Refinery Projects | Completed]]]
- Expected Completion: [[[Refinery Projects to be Completed in 2012 | 2012]]]
- Budget: €1.2 Billion
The Project
- Project Type: Major Upgrade
- Project Summary: The project is designed to improve the refinery's complexity, through the addition of a Flexicoker, Hydrocracker and other units.
- Main Contractors:
* Foster Wheeler, FEED * Tecnicas Reunidas, EPCM
Refining Units
- Vacuum Distillation Unit - 45,300 bbls/day
- [[[Flexicoking]]] - Exxon Mobil - 20,050 bbls/day
- [[[Hydrocracker]]] - UOP - 40,000 bbls/day
- Hydrogen Plant - Haldor Topsøe- 120,000 m3/h
- Sulphur Recovery Unit 2 X 140 t/d
- Sour Water Stripper 120 m3/h
- Amine Recovery Unit 280 t/d
- Associated utilities and offsites.
Terminal Capacity
- Crude Oil:
- Refined Products:
Crude Supply
- The share of heavy crudes processed will increase from 60% to 100%
Products Produced
- The project increases production of white products at the expense of fuel oil.
- It will address the shortage of diesel locally and regionally
- Middle Distillate yield will increase to 75%
Other Information
- Aims of the upgrade:
* Increase processing of medium- to highsulfur crudes: 60% 100% * Increase production of white products at the expense of fuel oil: * Light Products: 52% - 100% * Black products: 48% - 0% * Reduce emissions: * SO2: 642 kg/hr < 200 kg/hr * NOx: 92 kg/hr < 90 kg/hr * PM: 45 kg/hr < 20 kg/hr
History
- 2006 - Foster Wheeler Awarded Front-End Engineering Design Contract
- 2012 - Refinery upgrade completed