Basrah Refinery Upgrading Project
Contents
Summary Information
- Ownership: South Refineries Company
- Website: http://www.src.gov.iq/english/index.html
- Wiki Page: Basrah Refinery
- Location: Basrah, South Iraq
- Capacity: million tons/annum & bbl/day
- Nelson Complexity:
- Project Stage:
- Expected Completion: 2018
- Budget: $ 1.0 Billion
The Project
- Project Type: Upgrade Project
- Project Summary: The objective of the project is to increase the production of gasoline and other petroleum products for private-sector users, by installing a Fluid Catalyst Cracking (FCC) unit and its relevant facilities, which increase the productivity of gasoline and other petroleum in the existing refinery in Basrah, southern Iraq.
- Main Contractors:
- **Technipkti:** Feed Review Consultant Services
- **Technip:** PMC
- Shell Global Solutions will provide a license for a sulphur recovery unit and visbreaker unit
- Axens licence
- a Diesel hydrotreatment unit (Prime-DTM),
- a VGO Hydrotreating unit
- a VGO FCC unit,
- an oligomerization unit (PolynaphthaTM)
Refining Units
- Vacuum Distillation
- Fluidised Catalytic Cracker
- Gasoline Desulphurisation
- Sulphur recovery Unit
- Vis Breaker
Terminal Capacity
- Crude Oil:
- Refined Products:
Crude Supply
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Products Produced
- The refinery will produce more gasoline and low sulphur fuels
History
- 2009 - Technipkti was awarded the contract
- 2011 - Shell Global Solutions awarded licence agreement
- 2011 - Shaw awarded contract for feasibility study
- 2015 - Technip awarded PMC contract
- 2021 - Axens awarded unit licences
Other Information
Links
- Irak: Basrah Refinery Upgrading Project
- Interview with Iraqi Oil Minister, 2006
- Technip Kti References
- Shell Global Solutions expands presence in Middle East
- Shaw to Conduct Feasibility Study to Rehabilitate Refinery in Iraq
- Technip wins PMC contract for the Basra Refinery Upgrading project
- Axens’ Technologies For Basrah Refinery Upgrading Project