Baiji Salahedden Refinery

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Refineries in Iraq

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• Baiji Salahedden Refinery

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Summary Information

• Ownership: North Refineries Company
• Website: http://www.nrcbaiji.com/
• Location: Baiji, Iraq
• Capacity: 7.0 million tons/annum & 140,000 bbl/day
• Nelson Complexity:
• Refining Depth:

Brief Description

• The refinery consists of two separate complexes of 70,000 bpd each. Complexity is low.

Refining Units

• Atmospheric Distillation, 2* 436 m3/h
• Vacuum Distillation - 2 x 31,700 bpd
• Light Distillate HDS Unit, 2* 192 m3/h
• Hydrocracker - 38,000 bpd
• Solvent Deasphalting - 2 x 10,656 bpd
• Solvent Extraction - 12,420 bpd
• Gas Oil HDS Unit, 2* 79.5 m3/h
• Calatytic Reforming Unit, 53 m3/h + 110 m3/h
• LPG Recovery Unit, 540 ton/day
• Asphalt Blower
• Base Oil Complex
• Sulphur Recovery - 280 t/d

Terminal Capacity

• Crude Oil:
• Refined Products:

Crude Supply

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Products Produced

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Ongoing Projects

• An Isomerization Unit is being added by Technoexport
• Honeywell is replacing the automation systems

Other Information

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History

• 1981 - Refinery commissioned by Snamprogetti
• 2011 - Refinery bombed in terror attack

Relevant Links

1. Technoexport Petrochemical industries References
2. Iraq’s biggest oil refinery shut down after attack
3. Iraq’s North Refineries Company Selects Honeywell For $9.6m Automation Contract
4. Saipem Asphalt Bitumen Blowing Unit
5. Saipem Hydrocracking Units
6. Saipem Wax Units
7. Saipem Sulphur Block Units

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