Takreer moves on with $10 billion Ruwais Refinery expansion
The Abu Dhabi Oil Refinery Company (Takreer) is moving on with its Ruwais refinery expansion in UAE.
This refinery expansion will add a capacity of 400,000 b/d crude oil to the actual 417,000 b/d.
The Capital expenditure is estimated around $10 billion
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 to convert propane into 500,000 t/y propylene
– Coke calcification Unit
This refinery should produce propylene, unleaded gasoline, naphtha, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), aviation turbine fuel, kerosene, gas-oil & bunker fuel
Samsung submits $2.5 billion Carbon Black best offer
All the South Korean contractors Daewoo Engineering & Construction, GS Engineering & Construction, Samsung Engineering Co. Ltd, Hyundai Engineering & Construction, SK Engineering & Construction were in competition together with Saipem from Italy on this Carbon black package.
The tenders opening revealed that Samsung is the lowest bidder with an offer around $2.5 billion.
The Carbon black contract includes the engineering, procurement and construction of the:
– 40,000t/y Carbon black plant
– 30,000b/d Delayed coker unit
– Hydrogen processing facilities
The completion is expected in 2014
