Shymkent Refinery Upgrade Project

Summary Information

• Ownership: Petrokazakhstan (CNPC) / KazMunaiGaz each have 50% stakes
• Website: http://www.petrokazakhstan.kz/
• Wiki Page: Shymkent Refinery
• Location: Shymkent, Southern Kazakhstan
• Capacity: 5.25 million tons/annum & 105,000 bbl/day
• Nelson Complexity:
• Project Stage:
• Expected Completion: 2015
• Budget:

+++ The Project

• Project Type:
• Project Summary:
• The goals of the Project are as follows:
  • Increase the capacity of the refinery to 6 million tons;
  • Increase the yield of light oil products from 61% to 89%
  • Improve the quality of products to meet EURO-3 standard requirements;
  • Expand the product slate by producing petrochemicals such as polypropylene, benzene and elemental sulfur;
  • Reduce the output of effluent discharge;
• As part of the modernization project it is planned to build a catalytic cracker, gasoline hydrotreater, isomerization and absorption/gas fractionation units.
• Main Contractors:
  • **Technip:**  Front-end engineering design (FEED) services
  • **CPECC:** Detailed engineering, procurement of equipment and materials and implementation of construction and installation work (EPC contract) for the Naphtha Isomerization Unit

+++ Refining Units

• Catalytic cracker
• Gasoline hydrotreater
• Isomerization
• Absorption/gas fractionation units

+++ Terminal Capacity

• Crude Oil:
• Refined Products:

+++ Crude Supply

• On completion of the project, it is planned to process 75% of Aktobe and 25% of Kumkol oil

+++ Products Produced

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+++ History

• 2012 - Technip awarded contract for the front-end engineering design (FEED) services
• 2014 - EPC signed for Naphtha Isomerization Unit with CPECC

+++ Other Information

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+++ Relevant Links

1. Technip awarded two contracts for refinery projects in Kazakhstan
2. Shymkent Refinery EPC contract signed