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=== Summary Information ===
 
=== Summary Information ===
  
Ownership: Petrom (OMV)
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* Ownership: Petrom (OMV)
Website: http://www.petrom.com/
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* Website: http://www.petrom.com/
Wiki Page: Petrobrazi Ploiesti Refinery
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* Wiki Page: [[Petrobrazi Ploiesti Refinery]]
Location: Petrobrazi Refinery is located in the South-East region of Romania, near Ploiesti City, a highly developed industrial area
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* Location: Petrobrazi Refinery is located in the South-East region of Romania, near Ploiesti City, a highly developed industrial area
Capacity:
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* Capacity:
Current: 4.5 million tons/annum & 90,000 bbl/day
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** Before: 4.5 million tons/annum & 90,000 bbl/day
Future : 6.0 million tons/annum & 120,000 bbl/day
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** After: 6.0 million tons/annum & 120,000 bbl/day
Nelson Complexity:
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* Nelson Complexity:
Project Stage:
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* Project Stage: Completed
 
* Completion: 2014
 
* Completion: 2014
Budget: € 750 mn
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* Budget: € 750 mn
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=== The Project ===
 
=== The Project ===
  
Project Type: Upgrade & Expansion
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* Project Type: Upgrade & Expansion
Project Summary: the program is focused on increasing the capability to obtain higher products from domestic crude oil, but also, on the other hand, on increasing the capacity of secondary conversion.
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* Project Summary: the program is focused on increasing the capability to obtain higher products from domestic crude oil, but also, on the other hand, on increasing the capacity of secondary conversion.
Increasing the Vacuum & Atmospheric Distillation unit capacity from 4.5 mn tons/year to 6 mn tons/year
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* Increasing the Vacuum & Atmospheric Distillation unit capacity from 4.5 mn tons/year to 6 mn tons/year
Expansion of the Coker unit
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* Expansion of the Coker unit
Construction of Romania’s first-ever Hydrocracker unit, along with a New Steam Reforming Unit
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* Construction of Romania’s first-ever Hydrocracker unit, along with a New Steam Reforming Unit
Main Contractors:
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* Main Contractors:
Foster Wheeler will provide front-end engineering design (FEED) modification services and engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCm) for the revamp of an atmospheric/vacuum distillation unit at the refinery. In addition, the company has been awarded an EPCm contract for a new amine unit and the FEED for the revamp of a delayed coking unit.
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** Foster Wheeler provided front-end engineering design (FEED) modification services and engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCm) for the revamp of an atmospheric/vacuum distillation unit at the refinery. In addition, the company has been awarded an EPCm contract for a new amine unit and the FEED for the revamp of a delayed coking unit.
Licences: OMV/Petrom has licensed Topsøe’s hydrocracking technology for a 34,000 BPSD grassroots hydrocracking unit
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* Licences: OMV/Petrom has licensed Topsøe’s hydrocracking technology for a 34,000 BPSD grassroots hydrocracking unit
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=== Refining Units ===
 
=== Refining Units ===
  
Atmospheric/vacuum distillation unit - Revamp
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* Atmospheric/vacuum distillation unit - Revamp
Hydrocracker - 34,000 - Haldor Topsoe
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* Hydrocracker - 34,000 - Haldor Topsoe
Delayed coking unit - Revamp
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* Delayed coking unit - Revamp
Amine unit
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* Amine unit
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=== Terminal Capacity ===
 
=== Terminal Capacity ===
  
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=== Crude Supply ===
 
=== Crude Supply ===
  
Mainly Russian Crude
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* The refinery mainly processes local crude oil but also Russian Crude
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=== Products Produced ===
 
=== Products Produced ===
  
The refinery will produce less heavy products and increase production of Euro V ULSD and Jet Fuel
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* The refinery produces less heavy products and increase production of Euro V ULSD and Jet Fuel
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=== History ===
 
=== History ===
  

Latest revision as of 18:03, 29 September 2020

Summary Information

  • Ownership: Petrom (OMV)
  • Website: http://www.petrom.com/
  • Wiki Page: Petrobrazi Ploiesti Refinery
  • Location: Petrobrazi Refinery is located in the South-East region of Romania, near Ploiesti City, a highly developed industrial area
  • Capacity:
    • Before: 4.5 million tons/annum & 90,000 bbl/day
    • After: 6.0 million tons/annum & 120,000 bbl/day
  • Nelson Complexity:
  • Project Stage: Completed
  • Completion: 2014
  • Budget: € 750 mn

The Project

  • Project Type: Upgrade & Expansion
  • Project Summary: the program is focused on increasing the capability to obtain higher products from domestic crude oil, but also, on the other hand, on increasing the capacity of secondary conversion.
  • Increasing the Vacuum & Atmospheric Distillation unit capacity from 4.5 mn tons/year to 6 mn tons/year
  • Expansion of the Coker unit
  • Construction of Romania’s first-ever Hydrocracker unit, along with a New Steam Reforming Unit
  • Main Contractors:
    • Foster Wheeler provided front-end engineering design (FEED) modification services and engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCm) for the revamp of an atmospheric/vacuum distillation unit at the refinery. In addition, the company has been awarded an EPCm contract for a new amine unit and the FEED for the revamp of a delayed coking unit.
  • Licences: OMV/Petrom has licensed Topsøe’s hydrocracking technology for a 34,000 BPSD grassroots hydrocracking unit

Refining Units

  • Atmospheric/vacuum distillation unit - Revamp
  • Hydrocracker - 34,000 - Haldor Topsoe
  • Delayed coking unit - Revamp
  • Amine unit

Terminal Capacity

Crude Oil: Refined Products:

Crude Supply

  • The refinery mainly processes local crude oil but also Russian Crude

Products Produced

  • The refinery produces less heavy products and increase production of Euro V ULSD and Jet Fuel

History

  • 2010 - Foster Wheeler Awarded FEED contract
  • 2012 - Vacuum Distillation unit revamp completed
  • 2014 - Project completed

Other Information

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Links

  1. Petrobrazi Refinery, Petrom
  2. Topsoe to license hydrocracking technology
  3. Foster Wheeler Awarded Refinery Modernization Contracts by PETROM in Romania
  4. Petrom finalized the upgrade of the crude vacuum distillation unit in Petrobrazi refinery