Hyundai Daesan Refinery

Summary Information

• Ownership: Hyundai Oilbank
• Website: http://www.oilbank.co.kr/
• Location: South Korea
• Capacity: 32.5 million tons/annum & 650,000 bbl/day
• Nelson Complexity:
• Refining Depth:

Brief Description

• A very large, highly complex refinery

Refining Units

• Atmospheric Distillation, 390,000 BPSD
• VDU (vacuum distillation unit) 60,000 BPSD
• Naphtha reforming unit 26,000 BPSD
• Kerosene hydro-treating unit 30,000 BPSD
• Kerosene and Diesel hydro-treating unit 26,000 BPSD
• Diesel hydro-treating unit 58,000 BPSD
• Asphalt cokes (delayed coking unit) 33,000 BPSD
• Hydrocracking unit 31,000 BPSD
• Sulfur Recovery Unit 360 Ton/day
• Resid Upgrader
• Hydrocracking Unit
• Delayed Coking Unit
• Hydrogen Manufacturing Unit
• B T X (Aromatics) facilities 455,000 Ton/year

Terminal Capacity

• Crude Oil: 5,530,000 BBL
• Refined Products: 6,980,000 BBL

Crude Supply

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Products Produced

• Gasoline, Diesel, LPG, Jet, Bunker fuels.

Ongoing / Completed Projects

• The Hyundai Daesan Refinery Expansion Project was completed in 2018
• The Hyundai Daesan Refinery Upgrade Project was completed in 2011

Other Information

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History

• 1978 - Refinery operations began
• 1988 - Capacity expanded to 60,000 bpd
• 1996 - Capacity expanded to 200,000 bpd
• 2004 - Foster Wheeler Secures Project Management Consultancy Contract for Clean Fuels Upgrade Project
• 2005 - Diesel desulphurisation complex commissioned
• 2018 - Refinery expanded to 650,000 bpd
• 2019 - Saudi Aramco buys a 17% stake in the business

Links

1. Dupont Refinery Project References
2. Technip PMC Refining References
3. Refinery Webpage
4. Foster Wheeler Secures Project Management Consultancy Contract for Clean Fuels Upgrade Project in Korea
5. Saudi Aramco to acquire stake in South Korean Hyundai Oilbank