SPRC Refinery

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Summary Information

  • Ownership: Star Petroleum Refining - Joint venture refinery between Chevron (64%) and PTT (36%)
  • Website: http://www.sprc.co.th/
  • Location: Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate, Rayong province, Thailand
  • Capacity: 7.6 million tons/annum & 175,000 bbl/day
  • Nelson Complexity: 6.5
  • Refining Depth:

Brief Description

  • A complex refinery with a capacity of 175,000 barrels per day of crude oil.

Refining Units

  • Atmospheric Distillation
  • Vacuum distillation
  • Residue Fluidized Catalytic Cracking Unit (RFCCU)
  • CCR Reformer
  • Prime-G unit - 22,640 bpd
  • Benzene Saturation unit - 15,100 bpd

Terminal Capacity

  • Crude Oil: It has nominal crude oil storage capacity of approximately 4.9 million barrels
  • Refined Products:

Crude Supply

  • -

Products Produced

  • Propylene, LPG, Unleaded Gasoline, Low Sulphur Diesel, Fuel Oil, and Asphalt

Ongoing Projects

  • Currently a Residue Fluidized Catalytic Cracking Unit (RFCCU) Revamp Turnaround and Inspection Project is underway
  • The Shaw Group was awarded a contract to provide the technology license and process design package

Other Information

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History

  • 1996 - Refinery is commissioned
  • 2011 - Foster Wheeler is awarded a Residue Fluidized Catalytic Cracking Unit (RFCCU) Revamp Turnaround and Inspection Project
  • 2019 - Refinery capacity increased to 175,000 bpd from 165,000 bpd

Links

  1. SPRC Quick facts
  2. Exapilot Contributes to Safety, Reduces Costs, and Retains Operational Know-how for SPRC's Product Transfer
  3. Clean Gasoline Technologies for SPRC in Thailand
  4. JGC Refinery References
  5. Foster Wheeler Awarded Refinery RFCCU Revamp Feed in Thailand
  6. Shaw Awarded Contract to Revamp Residue Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit in Thailand