Izmit Refinery

Summary Information Ownership: Tupras Website: http://www.tupras.com.tr/ Location: İzmit, Turkey Capacity: 11.0 million tons/annum & 220,000 bbl/day Nelson Complexity: 7.78 Refining Depth: Brief Description A large medium complexity refinery Refining Units Atmospheric Distillation Vacuum Distillation Unit Hydrocracker Fluidised Catalytic Cracker CCR Reformer Diesel Desulphurisation Kerosene Desulphurisation Merox Asphalt Unit Sulphur Recovery Unit Terminal Capacity Crude Oil: Refined Products: Crude Supply Iranian, Iraqi, Russia & Saudi Crudes Products Produced LPG, naphtha, gasoline, jet fuel, kerosene, diesel, heating oil, fuel oil and asphalt Ongoing Projects See Izmit Refinery Upgrading Project The refinery is being upgraded with the addition of a Coker / Hydrocracker complex Other Information - History 1961 - The Izmit Refinery started production with a 1 million ton/year capacity of crude oil processing 1982 - Design capacity reached 11.5 million tons/year 1996 - 23,000 bpd Hydrocracker commissioned 2007 - A CCR Reformer Unit and Diesel Desulfurization Unit (MQD) were put into operation 2011 - Construction of the upgrading project launched Relevant Links Tupras Refineries Refinery Webpage Saipem Hydrocracking Units Saipem Sulphur Block Units The Izmit Refinery New CCR Reformer Unit is one of the projects which has been implemented to achieve production conforming to EU environmental standards had been successfully put into operation