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Summary Information
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=== Summary Information ===
  
 
* Ownership: ORPC  
 
* Ownership: ORPC  
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* Refining Depth:
 
* Refining Depth:
  
+++ Refining Units
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=== Refining Units ===
  
* [[[Atmospheric Distillation]]]
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* Atmospheric Distillation
* [[[Residue Fluidised Catalytic Cracking]]] - 75,260 bpd
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* Residue Fluidised Catalytic Cracking - 75,260 bpd
 
* LPG Merox Process Unit
 
* LPG Merox Process Unit
 
* Kerosene Merox Process Unit - 12,320 bpd - UOP
 
* Kerosene Merox Process Unit - 12,320 bpd - UOP
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* Gasoline Hydro-Desulphurization Process Unit - 26,500 bpd - Axens
 
* Gasoline Hydro-Desulphurization Process Unit - 26,500 bpd - Axens
  
+++ Terminal Capacity
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=== Terminal Capacity ===
  
 
* Crude Oil:  
 
* Crude Oil:  
 
* Refined Products:  
 
* Refined Products:  
  
+++ Crude Supply
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=== Crude Supply ===
* [[[Oman Export Blend Crude Oil]]]
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* [[Oman Export Blend Crude Oil]]
* The crude oil is supplied by the [[[Mina Al Fahal Sohar Crude Oil Pipeline]]]
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* The crude oil is supplied by the [[Mina Al Fahal Sohar Crude Oil Pipeline]]
* Residue from [[[Mina Al Fahal Refinery]]]
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* Residue from [[Mina Al Fahal Refinery]]
  
+++ Products Produced
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=== Products Produced ===
 
* -
 
* -
  
+++ Ongoing Projects
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=== Projects ===
* For details see [[[Sohar Refinery Project]]]
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* For details see [[Sohar Refinery Project]]
* The refinery is being expanded
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* The refinery was expanded in 2017
  
+++ Other Information
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=== Other Information ===
 
* A 266km pipeline has also been built to transport fuel and crude oil from the Mina Al-Fahal facility to the Sohar refinery
 
* A 266km pipeline has also been built to transport fuel and crude oil from the Mina Al-Fahal facility to the Sohar refinery
 
* The Sohar refinery cost $1.3bn, which was 90% financed by debt through a series of loans from a number of financial institutions, including Japanese Bank for International Cooperation (direct loan of $261.9m), Nippon Exports Insurance Company ($261.9m), Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi and a further ten banks ($907.8m).
 
* The Sohar refinery cost $1.3bn, which was 90% financed by debt through a series of loans from a number of financial institutions, including Japanese Bank for International Cooperation (direct loan of $261.9m), Nippon Exports Insurance Company ($261.9m), Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi and a further ten banks ($907.8m).
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=== History ===
 
* 2006 - Refinery Commissioned
 
* 2006 - Refinery Commissioned
 
* 2007 - Sohar Refining Company merged with ORPC
 
* 2007 - Sohar Refining Company merged with ORPC
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* 2017 - Expansion project completed
  
 
=== Links ===
 
=== Links ===
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# [[JGC Refinery References]]
 
# [[JGC Refinery References]]
 
# [http://www.orpc.co.om/Sohar.pdf Processes at Sohar Refinery]
 
# [http://www.orpc.co.om/Sohar.pdf Processes at Sohar Refinery]
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# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/archive:oman-srip-site-achieves-mechanical-completion Oman SRIP Site Achieves Mechanical Completion]
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# [https://abarrelfull.blogspot.com/2023/03/commemorative-event-for-completion-of.html Commemorative Event for Completion of Oman SRIP Site Held]
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[[Category:Refinery]]
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[[Category:Oman]]
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[[Category:ORPC]]

Revision as of 09:08, 22 March 2023

Summary Information

  • Ownership: ORPC
  • Website: http://www.orpc.co.om/
  • Location:
  • Capacity: 5.8 million tons/annum & 116,000bbl/day
  • Nelson Complexity:
  • Refining Depth:

Refining Units

  • Atmospheric Distillation
  • Residue Fluidised Catalytic Cracking - 75,260 bpd
  • LPG Merox Process Unit
  • Kerosene Merox Process Unit - 12,320 bpd - UOP
  • Diesel Hydro-Desulphurization Unit
  • Indirect Alkylation Unit
  • Propylene Recovery Unit
  • Hydrogen Generation Unit - 1,900,000 Nm3/day
  • Sour Water Stripping Unit
  • Amine Regeneration Unit
  • Sulphur Recovery Unit
  • Gasoline Hydro-Desulphurization Process Unit - 26,500 bpd - Axens

Terminal Capacity

  • Crude Oil:
  • Refined Products:

Crude Supply

Products Produced

  • -

Projects

Other Information

  • A 266km pipeline has also been built to transport fuel and crude oil from the Mina Al-Fahal facility to the Sohar refinery
  • The Sohar refinery cost $1.3bn, which was 90% financed by debt through a series of loans from a number of financial institutions, including Japanese Bank for International Cooperation (direct loan of $261.9m), Nippon Exports Insurance Company ($261.9m), Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi and a further ten banks ($907.8m).
  • The engineering procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the project was awarded to a Japanese consortium (JGC Corporation and Chiyoda) in July 2003
  • JGC Corporation had already carried out the front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract for the refinery in 2000


History

  • 2006 - Refinery Commissioned
  • 2007 - Sohar Refining Company merged with ORPC
  • 2017 - Expansion project completed

Links

  1. Daelim Oil and Gas Projects
  2. JGC Refinery References
  3. Processes at Sohar Refinery
  4. Oman SRIP Site Achieves Mechanical Completion
  5. Commemorative Event for Completion of Oman SRIP Site Held