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

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