Mina abdullah refinery became a state property, following a transition period during which the refinery was managed by a national company under the name of wafra oil company ownership of the refinery was transferred to knpc in 1978. Kuwait national petroleum company clean fuels project. Page 1 process and catalyst innovations in hydrocracking to maximize high quality distillate fuel vasant thakkar, jill m meister, richard j rossi and li wang uop llc, a honeywell company. In a landmark transaction and advised by nbk capital, kuwait national petroleum company signs kwd1. Am1525 new hydrocracking developments demonstrate lower. The three refineries form an integrated refining complex, which gives the company a high flexibility in exchanging products either to fulfil the demands of international clients or to maintain a continuous production in times. Citadel refinery, mostorod hydrocarbons technology. Knpc mutla ridge project oil storage tanks 1,000 shelved koc wara pressure facilities operation and maintenance oil field development 500 shelved koc ahmadi marine small boat harbour ship yard 500 construction koc al zour new refinery crude oil pipeline oil 800 epc itb koc east and south kuwait flow lines repair and rehabilitation.
Nbk capital assisted knpc is assessing and appointing mandated lead arrangers mlas in a comprehensive and transparent process. Jul 28, 2015 technip finalized a joint agreement with egpc and assiut oil refining co. The investigation process began the same day the incident occurred, august, 2012. In order to overcome these limitations, uop has undertaken a development program to enhance the performance of mild hydrocracking. Asorc for the modernization project of the assiut refinery.
Unfortunately, the products from a classic mild hydrocracker will not meet the stringent specifications for 21st century fuels. With only a limited number of ebullatedbed hydrocracking units in existence globally, finding a valve manufacturer that understands the. The refinery complex having capacity of processing 650 kbpsd of crude oil is the world largest refinery. To use this service please login using your customer account number or card number. Neftegazindustriya decides afipsky refinery expansion in. Southern kuwait in 2014, petrofac was awarded an epc contract for kuwait national petroleum companys knpc clean fuels project at the mina abdulla refinery in southern kuwait. The industryleading uop unicracking process can produce lpg, naphtha, kerosene and diesel, as well as highquality unconverted oil for use downstream in the. From this feed conclusions the new hydrocracker should have a capacity of 2. Depending on the processing objectives, the reactors can be multiple.
This infrastructure is of type oil power plant with a design capacity of 90 mwe. The program has resulted in the recent introduction of the uop mhc unicrackingtm. A process by which the hydrocarbon molecules of petroleum are broken into simpler molecules, as of gasoline or kerosene, by the addition of hydrogen. Project watch kuwait gazprom neft business 11 uses intergraph. Aramco refinery with sinopec said to start hydrocracker in.
Through its establishment in 1960, kuwait national petroleum company knpc was the first national company in the region having its hydrocarbon resources managed and exploited by foreign companies. Page 2 of 6 control center from a local panel near the compressor. Apr 03, 2017 kuwait national petroleum co knpc announced it will shut down its shuaiba refinery permanently by april 2017. Up until the time of the incident, the hydrocracker unit and the j97 compressor were running normally.
A simple hydrocracker looks, for those that do not have one in their refinery, just like a hydrotreater. Improved unit operations allows flexibility between gasoline and diesel production by maximizing yield cuts. The company announced its refining capacity would be 746,000 bbld after the closure. The quality of the feed is the main determinant of the yields and product properties. Catalyst innovations in hydrocracking to maximize distallate fuel. The first section of the new hydrocracker system arrived in rotterdam today, tuesday 25 october. First hydrocracker section arrives at 3e petroleumhaven. Kuwait national petroleum company knpc clean fuels project. Interviews and pictures were obtained to preserve evidence.
L news s 235,000barrelperday bpd convent, louisiana, refinery remained shut due to new piping problems, sources familiar with plant operations said on monday. Egyptian refiner lets contract for new hydrocracking. The 200,000 bbld refinery has been closed mostly because of economic reasons and it will be converted into an oil storage facility. The elnasr petroleum company also operates the small wadi feran refinery on the red sea in the gulf of suez. Mina abdullah refinery was built in 1958 by the american independent oil company aminoil before it was fully acquired by the state of kuwait in 1977. Since hydrocracking is a capitalintensive process, many refiners consider the option of converting their existing vacuum gas oil hydrotreating units into mild hydrocracking units. It has a capacity of 8,550 bd, and was designed to service operations related to the suez canal. Knpc will close the shuaiba refinery kuwait enerdata. Assiut asyut thermal power plant egypt is located at asyut, egypt. With only a limited number of ebullatedbed hydrocracking units in existence globally, finding a valve manufacturer that understands the process could be more arduous than the process itself.
The plant will include a twomilliontonnesayear unit for the production of highquality diesel. Home processing solutions refining vacuum gas oil conversion hydrocracking. Flawless flow feedstock for the new facility will be provided by the lowsulphur diesel hydrocracker unit commissioned at the bapco refinery in 2007. This application is designed to facilitate knpc petro card customers to view their account details and to activatestop their cards.
Knpc owns and operates three refineries, namely mina alahmadi maa, mina abdullah mab and shuaiba shu. Page 1 process and catalyst innovations in hydrocracking to maximize high quality distillate fuel vasant thakkar, jill m meister, richard j rossi and li wang uop llc, a honeywell company des plaines, illinois, usa i. Assyout petroleum company asyut refinery is located at, asyut, egypt. Shell convent refinery hydrocracker remains shut sources. Technip finalized a joint agreement with egpc and assiut oil refining co. Kuwait national petroleum companys knpc clean fuels project cfp involves the upgrade and integration of the mina abdulla mab and mina al ahmadi maa refineries. The hydrocracker unit will be revamped to once through operation to produce feedstock for base oil. Currently it has two refineries, mina abdullah and mina alahmadi, with total production capacity of 690,000 bpd. Kuwait national petroleum company knpc clean fuels.
Apr 04, 2012 the paper will present an overview of the hydrocracking process as applied in the refineries today. Kuwait national petroleum company mina abdullah refinery knpc. In 2014, petrofac was awarded an epc contract for kuwait national petroleum companys knpc clean fuels project at the mina abdulla refinery in southern kuwait. Kuwait national petroleum company vec product list page 3of14 run date. It is operated by upper egypt electricity production company ueepc. The other complex units will include an 80,000bpd vacuum distillation unit vdu, along with a 40,000bpd hydrocracker that can transform lowerquality products into. Kuwait national petroleum co knpc announced it will shut down its shuaiba refinery permanently by april 2017. Egyptian refiner advances grassroots hydrocracking complex. The rate of cracking and the end products are strongly dependent on the temperature and presence of catalysts.
The project will increase the combined capacity of the refineries from the existing 736,000 barrels per day to 800,000 barrels per day, and will lower the sulphur content of. Investigation report august, 2012 shell oil products us. In 2014, neftegaz started to work on the front end engineering and design feed of the afipsky stage3 project. Videos view fluor epc projects serving clients around the world. Assiut oil refining company asorc has selected axens to supply. Knpc discharge of treated effluent pipeline 100 on hold knpc kuwait clean fuels project overview refinery,000 construction knpc matlaa new depot oil storage tanks 500 epc itb knpc mina al ahmadi refinery fifth gas train gas production 2,000 construction. A strategic project to expand and upgrade mina abdullah and mina alahmadi refineries to be an integrated refining complex with a total capacity of 800,000 bpd.
The fire resulted in equipment damage and temporary shutdown of the 1st stage hydrocracker unit. Egyptian refiner advances grassroots hydrocracking complex oil. It was renamed kuwait wafra oil company as a national company before the transfer to knpc in 1978. Technip signs with egypt for assiut refinery petroleum africa. It possessed back then merely one refining unit with 30,000 bpd capacity. Neftegaz expects the afipsky stage1 and stage2 projects to be completed in 2015. Hydrocracking is a catalytic chemical process used in petroleum refineries for converting the highboiling constituent hydrocarbons in petroleum crude oils to more valuable lowerboiling products such as gasoline, kerosene, jet fuel and diesel oil. It will cover mild hydrocracking, partial conversion hydrocracking, full conversion hydrocracking, hydrocrackerfcc integration, hydrocrackerethylene steam cracker integration and production of lube oil base stock. The elnasr petroleum company near suez has a capacity of 146,300 bd. A process by which the hydrocarbon molecules of petroleum are broken into simpler molecules, as of gasoline or kerosene, by the addition of hydrogen under high pressure and in the presence of a catalyst. Hydrocracking definition of hydrocracking by the free. Refurbishment of the mina al ahmadi maa and mina abdullah mab oil refineries in.
Hydrocracker unconverted oil, heavy coker gas oil, residue hydrocracker gas oil, deasphalted oil, some residue atmospheric or vacuum. Technip signs with egypt for assiut refinery petroleum. The heavy oil hydrocracking unit hcu at royal dutch shell plc lse. The process takes place in a hydrogenrich atmosphere at elevated temperatures 260 425 c. Hydrocracking solution towards naphtha production for shenghong. The key input to the idea stage is a raw idea for a new initiative that aims to solve a business challenge facing knpc. The companys vision was stimulating development and providing an exemplary experience in handling national resources. Mogas is the only manufacturer with valves installed in every ebullated bed unit worldwide totaling well over 10,000 valves. The paper will present an overview of the hydrocracking process as applied in the refineries today.
The unit, a vacuum fractional distillation column some 50 metres tall and 9 metres wide, was manufactured in belgium. Kuwait national petroleum company knpc project value. It has a 35,000 bd hydrocracker and a bitumen unit. Assiut national oil processing company anopc has been established to build and operate assiut hydrocracking complex ahc project.
Investigation report august, 2012 shell oil products. Egyptian refiner lets contract for new hydrocracking complex oil. More loosely, outside the field of petroleum chemistry, the term cracking is used to describe any type of splitting of molecules under the influence of heat, catalysts and solvents, such as in processes of destructive distillation or pyrolysis. The first unit was commissioned in 1966 and the last in 1967. Hydrocracking processes distillate hydrocracking is a refining process for conversion of heavy gas oils and heavy diesels or similar boilingrange heavy distillates into light distillates naphtha, kerosene, diesel, etc. Shailesh kanase operation engineer hydrocracker knpc. In petrochemistry, petroleum geology and organic chemistry, cracking is the process whereby complex organic molecules such as kerogens or longchain hydrocarbons are broken down into simpler molecules such as light hydrocarbons, by the breaking of carboncarbon bonds in the precursors. The other complex units will include an 80,000bpd vacuum distillation unit vdu, along with a 40,000bpd hydrocracker that can transform lowerquality products into the middle distillates which are in high demand. The hydrocracker unit is an essential process for the overall refinery profitability in converting low value heavy feedstock into higher value fuels such as diesel and gasoline. Kuwait national petroleum company petroleum refining knpc. The yield of valuable gasoline and lpg products in the fcc unit will be mainly influenced by the hydrogen content of the. The process consists of causing feed to react with. Knpc shuaiba refinery kuwait 1 john street, bristol. The objective of the idea stage is to develop a business concept into a clear scope of work to determine overall project feasibility and alignment with knpc objectives.
Kuwait national petroleum company is one of the worlds top refiners. In 20082009 season, they reached the egypt cup semifinal, only to get knocked out on the 27th of january 2009. Fluid catalytic cracking produces a high yield of petrol and lpg, while hydrocracking is a major. It is expected to boost kuwait s global position in the oil refining industry. Costing but a third of a full hydrocracking unit, the mild hydrocracking mhc process goes far to solve the above problems. It will cover mild hydrocracking, partial conversion hydrocracking, full conversion hydrocracking, hydrocracker fcc integration, hydrocracker ethylene steam cracker integration and production of lube oil base stock. Operated at a pressure of 160 bar, and temperature of around 400 degrees celsius, the design of unit includes builtin features that enable a quick response to various emergency situations. Figure 1 shows major equipment of a singlestage oncethrough ssot hydrocracker consisting of a high pressure section in orange and a low pressure section in blue. Kuwait national petroleum company mina abdullah refinery.
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