Aden Refinery

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• Yemen Oil and Gas Profile
• Yemen Oil and Gas News

Refineries in Yemen

• Aden Refinery

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Summary Information

• Ownership: Aden Refinery Company
• Website: http://arc-ye.com/
• Location: Aden, Yemen
• Capacity: 7.5 million tons/annum & 150,000 bbl/day
• Nelson Complexity:
• Refining Depth:

Brief Description

• A simple hydroskimming refinery

Refining Units

• Atmospheric Distillation
• Vacuum Distillation Unit
• LPG Unit
• Asphalt Unit
• Platformer Unit

Terminal Capacity

• Crude Oil:
• Refined Products:

Crude Supply

• The units were designed to process 100% Kuwait crude or mixed crudes containing up to 25% Qatar crude with over 75% Kuwait crude

Products Produced

• Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG), Light Gasoline, Naptha, Kerosene, Light gas oil, Heavy gas oil and Asphalt

Ongoing Projects

• The refinery is to be upgraded to enable it to process heavy crude
• See Aden Refinery Upgrade Project

Other Information

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History

• 1954 - The refinery was commissioned by BP
• 1977 - Ownership of the refinery was transferred to government

Relevant Links

1. Studi Tecnologie Progetti Refining References
2. China shows interest in Aden refinery expansion project

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