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=== Summary Information === | === Summary Information === | ||
− | Also known as Al Zoor Refinery Project | + | * Also known as Al Zoor Refinery Project |
− | Ownership: KNPC | + | * Ownership: KNPC |
− | Website: http://www.knpc.com.kw/ | + | * Website: http://www.knpc.com.kw/ |
− | Wiki Page: Al Zour Refinery | + | * Wiki Page: [[Al Zour Refinery]] |
− | Location: Kuwait | + | * Location: Kuwait |
− | Capacity: 30.75 million tons/annum & 615,000 bbl/day | + | * Capacity: 30.75 million tons/annum & 615,000 bbl/day |
− | Nelson Complexity: | + | * Nelson Complexity: |
− | Project Stage: | + | * Project Stage: Commissioning |
− | Expected Completion: | + | * Expected Completion: 2020 |
− | Budget: | + | * Budget: |
+ | |||
=== The Project === | === The Project === | ||
− | Project Type: Greenfield Refinery | + | * Project Type: Greenfield Refinery |
− | Project Summary: The New Refinery Project is a 615,000 bpd grassroots refinery to be built in Kuwait and will consist of over 15 process units plus buildings, utilities and offsite facilities. | + | * Project Summary: The New Refinery Project is a 615,000 bpd grassroots refinery to be built in Kuwait and will consist of over 15 process units plus buildings, utilities and offsite facilities. |
− | Main Contractors | + | * The * [[Al Zour Petrochemical Refinery Integration Project PRIZe]] is to be constructed alongside the refinery |
− | AMEC: Project Management Consultancy (PMC) contract | + | * Main Contractors |
− | Honeywell: Integrated Control and Safety System (ICSS) | + | ** AMEC: Project Management Consultancy (PMC) contract |
− | UOP: Licences for various units | + | ** Honeywell: Integrated Control and Safety System (ICSS) |
− | Fluor / Daewoo / Hyundai : EPC package for a variety of key process units, utilities and infrastructure | + | ** UOP: Licences for various units |
− | Cancelled Contracts | + | ** Fluor / Daewoo / Hyundai : EPC package for a variety of key process units, utilities and infrastructure |
− | HDEC received the fifth package worth around U$ 1.12 billion to build the marine facilities | + | * Cancelled Contracts |
+ | ** HDEC received the fifth package worth around U$ 1.12 billion to build the marine facilities | ||
+ | |||
=== Refining Units === | === Refining Units === | ||
− | Residuum Hydrotreater Complex - 330,000 BPSD - Chevron Lummus Global | + | * Residuum Hydrotreater Complex - 330,000 BPSD - Chevron Lummus Global |
− | 50,000 barrels per day (bpd) RFCC complex with ethylene and propylene recovery, | + | * 50,000 barrels per day (bpd) RFCC complex with ethylene and propylene recovery, |
− | 24,000 bpd Honeywell UOP SelectfiningTM unit to produce low-sulfur gasoline. | + | * 24,000 bpd Honeywell UOP SelectfiningTM unit to produce low-sulfur gasoline. |
− | Two Honeywell UOP Merox™ units | + | * Two Honeywell UOP Merox™ units |
− | UOP Ethermax™ unit | + | * UOP Ethermax™ unit |
− | Butamer™ unit | + | * Butamer™ unit |
− | CCR Platforming™ unit, 66,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) | + | * CCR Platforming™ unit, 66,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) |
naphtha hydrotreater, 74,000 bpd | naphtha hydrotreater, 74,000 bpd | ||
− | LD Parex™ aromatics complex — including the Honeywell UOP Sulfolane™, Isomar™ and Tatoray™ processes | + | * LD Parex™ aromatics complex — including the Honeywell UOP Sulfolane™, Isomar™ and Tatoray™ processes |
− | Oleflex™ propane dehydrogenation unit, 660,000 metric tons per year | + | * Oleflex™ propane dehydrogenation unit, 660,000 metric tons per year |
+ | |||
=== Terminal Capacity === | === Terminal Capacity === | ||
− | Crude Oil: | + | * Crude Oil: |
− | Refined Products: | + | * Refined Products: |
+ | |||
=== Crude Supply === | === Crude Supply === | ||
− | Will process Kuwait Export, Medium and Heavy grade crudes | + | * Will process Kuwait Export, Medium and Heavy grade crudes |
+ | |||
=== Products Produced === | === Products Produced === | ||
− | The refinery will produce 225,000BPSD of low sulfur Fuel Oil(1.0wt.%Sulfur)to meet the growing demand of power generation plants in Kuwait. | + | * The refinery will produce 225,000BPSD of low sulfur Fuel Oil(1.0wt.%Sulfur)to meet the growing demand of power generation plants in Kuwait. |
− | Will produce 340,000 bpd of export products | + | * Will produce 340,000 bpd of export products |
+ | |||
=== History === | === History === | ||
− | 2012 - Project | + | * 2012 - Project relaunched after cancellation |
− | 2012 - AMEC awarded $528 million Project Management Consultancy (PMC) contract | + | * 2012 - AMEC awarded $528 million Project Management Consultancy (PMC) contract |
− | 2013 - Honeywell awarded ICSS contract | + | * 2013 - Honeywell awarded ICSS contract |
− | 2015 - Fluor awarded EPC contract | + | * 2015 - Fluor awarded EPC contract |
− | 2017 - UOP awarded contracts for upgrading | + | * 2017 - UOP awarded contracts for upgrading |
+ | |||
=== Other Information === | === Other Information === | ||
− | Due to political problems, the project was cancelled | + | * Due to political problems, the project was previously cancelled before being revived |
− | + | ||
=== Links === | === Links === | ||
# [http://www.knpc.com/en/Projects/Pages/default.aspx KNPC, Projects] | # [http://www.knpc.com/en/Projects/Pages/default.aspx KNPC, Projects] |
Latest revision as of 08:53, 23 October 2020
Contents
Summary Information
- Also known as Al Zoor Refinery Project
- Ownership: KNPC
- Website: http://www.knpc.com.kw/
- Wiki Page: Al Zour Refinery
- Location: Kuwait
- Capacity: 30.75 million tons/annum & 615,000 bbl/day
- Nelson Complexity:
- Project Stage: Commissioning
- Expected Completion: 2020
- Budget:
The Project
- Project Type: Greenfield Refinery
- Project Summary: The New Refinery Project is a 615,000 bpd grassroots refinery to be built in Kuwait and will consist of over 15 process units plus buildings, utilities and offsite facilities.
- The * Al Zour Petrochemical Refinery Integration Project PRIZe is to be constructed alongside the refinery
- Main Contractors
- AMEC: Project Management Consultancy (PMC) contract
- Honeywell: Integrated Control and Safety System (ICSS)
- UOP: Licences for various units
- Fluor / Daewoo / Hyundai : EPC package for a variety of key process units, utilities and infrastructure
- Cancelled Contracts
- HDEC received the fifth package worth around U$ 1.12 billion to build the marine facilities
Refining Units
- Residuum Hydrotreater Complex - 330,000 BPSD - Chevron Lummus Global
- 50,000 barrels per day (bpd) RFCC complex with ethylene and propylene recovery,
- 24,000 bpd Honeywell UOP SelectfiningTM unit to produce low-sulfur gasoline.
- Two Honeywell UOP Merox™ units
- UOP Ethermax™ unit
- Butamer™ unit
- CCR Platforming™ unit, 66,000 barrel-per-day (bpd)
naphtha hydrotreater, 74,000 bpd
- LD Parex™ aromatics complex — including the Honeywell UOP Sulfolane™, Isomar™ and Tatoray™ processes
- Oleflex™ propane dehydrogenation unit, 660,000 metric tons per year
Terminal Capacity
- Crude Oil:
- Refined Products:
Crude Supply
- Will process Kuwait Export, Medium and Heavy grade crudes
Products Produced
- The refinery will produce 225,000BPSD of low sulfur Fuel Oil(1.0wt.%Sulfur)to meet the growing demand of power generation plants in Kuwait.
- Will produce 340,000 bpd of export products
History
- 2012 - Project relaunched after cancellation
- 2012 - AMEC awarded $528 million Project Management Consultancy (PMC) contract
- 2013 - Honeywell awarded ICSS contract
- 2015 - Fluor awarded EPC contract
- 2017 - UOP awarded contracts for upgrading
Other Information
- Due to political problems, the project was previously cancelled before being revived
Links
- KNPC, Projects
- SK E&C Receives Orders for Plant Construction in Amount of $2.06 Billion
- Chevron Lummus Global Selected by Kuwait National Petroleum Corporation to Build World’s Largest Residuum Hydrotreater Complex
- Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd. tops U$ 5 Billion in New Orders from Overseas
- AMEC awarded $528 million new refinery contract by KNPC, Kuwait
- Honeywell To Automate Systems For Largest Refinery In The Middle East
- Fluor Awarded Kuwait’s Al-Zour Contracts
- Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company to Expand Al-Zour Refinery with Honeywell Technology
- Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company to Expand Al-Zour Refinery with Honeywell Technology