Exxon Mobil Antwerp Refinery Delayed Coker Project

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Summary Information

The Project

  • Project Type: Upgrade
  • Project Summary: Addition of a delayed coker unit to convert heavy, higher sulfur residual oils into transportation fuels products such as marine gasoil and diesel fuel

Main Contractors:

  • Foster Wheeler: Engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC)
  • Fluor: Design, engineering, procurement, module fabrication, transportation, installation and construction

Refining Units

  • Delayed Coker: 50,000 bpd

Terminal Capacity

  • Crude Oil:
  • Refined Products:

Crude Supply

  • No change

Products Produced

  • Decrease in residual products and an increase in middle distillates, particularly Diesel / Gasoil

History

  • 2014 - Delayed Coker project announced
  • 2014 - Construction started
  • 2018 - Project completed

Other Information

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Links

  1. ExxonMobil Announces Antwerp Refinery Investment of More Than $1 Billion
  2. Foster Wheeler Awarded EPC Contract For ExxonMobil’s Antwerp Refinery Upgrade In Belgium
  3. Fluor Begins Work on ExxonMobil Antwerp Refinery Delayed Coker Project in Belgium
  4. ExxonMobil Announces Antwerp Refinery Investment of More Than $1 Billion
  5. ExxonMobil Starts New Unit at Antwerp Refinery to Produce High-Value Transportation Fuels