Basrah Refinery Upgrading Project
Summary Information
- Ownership: South Refineries Company
- Website: http://www.src.gov.iq/english/index.html
- Wiki Page: Basrah Refinery
- Location: Basrah, South Iraq
- Capacity: million tons/annum & bbl/day
- Nelson Complexity:
- Project Stage:
- Expected Completion: 2011
- Budget: $ 1.0 Billion
The Project
- Project Type: Upgrade Project
- Project Summary: The objective of the project is to increase the production of gasoline and other petroleum products for private-sector users, by installing a Fluid Catalyst Cracking (FCC) unit and its relevant facilities, which increase the productivity of gasoline and other petroleum in the existing refinery in Basrah, southern Iraq.
- Main Contractors:
- Technipkti: Feed Review Consultant Services
- Shell Global Solutions will provide a license for a sulphur recovery unit and visbreaker unit
Refining Units
- Vacuum Distillation
- Fluidised Catalytic Cracker
- Gasoline Desulphurisation
- Sulphur recovery Unit
- Vis Breaker
Terminal Capacity
- Crude Oil:
- Refined Products:
Crude Supply
- -
Products Produced
- -
History
- 2009 - Technipkti was awarded the contract
- 2011 - Shell Global Solutions awarded licence agreement
- 2011 - Shaw awarded contract for feasibility study
Other Information
Relevant Links
- Irak: Basrah Refinery Upgrading Project
- Interview with Iraqi Oil Minister, 2006
- Technip Kti References
- Shell Global Solutions expands presence in Middle East
- Shaw to Conduct Feasibility Study to Rehabilitate Refinery in Iraq
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