The Abu Dhabi Oil Refinery Company (Takreer) is now confident in the decision the come soon for the Ruwais refinery expansion in UAE.
This refinery would have a capacity of 400,000 b/d
Capital expenditure is estimated around $10 billion
Takreer will build the new refinery to operate alongside the existing 417,000-b/d facility.
The new facility should use UOP technologies for the production of clean, low sulfur distillate and gasoline.
The main contractors are the following:
- Axens
- Daewoo Engineering & Construction
- GS Engineering and Construction
- Samsung Engineering Co. Ltd
- SK Engineering & Construction
- Shaw Group
The refining units should have the following capacities:
- 59,800 b/d Unsaturated LPG treatment unit
- 37,800 b/d C4-cut purification system
- 127,000 b/d Residue fluid catalytic cracker (RFCC)
- 26,000 b/d Butane Isomerization unit
- 40,930 b/d Naphtha hydrotreater
- Delayed Coker
- Slurry Hydro-desulphurization Unit
- Carbon Black Unit
- Distillate Hydro Treating Unit
- Propane Dehydrogenation Unit
- Coke calcification Unit
This refinery should produce propylene, unleaded gasoline, naphtha, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), aviation turbine fuel, kerosene, gas-oil & bunker fuel
The completion is expected in 2014
