Izmit Refinery
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Summary Information
- Ownership: Tupras
- Website: http://www.tupras.com.tr/
- Location: İzmit, Turkey
- Capacity: 11.0 million tons/annum & 220,000 bbl/day
- Nelson Complexity: 7.78
- Refining Depth:
Brief Description
- A large medium complexity refinery
Refining Units
- Atmospheric Distillation
- Vacuum Distillation Unit
- Hydrocracker
- Fluidised Catalytic Cracker
- CCR Reformer
- Diesel Desulphurisation
- Kerosene Desulphurisation
- Merox
- Asphalt Unit
- Sulphur Recovery Unit
Terminal Capacity
- Crude Oil:
- Refined Products:
Crude Supply
- Iranian, Iraqi, Russia & Saudi Crudes
Products Produced
- LPG, naphtha, gasoline, jet fuel, kerosene, diesel, heating oil, fuel oil and asphalt
Ongoing Projects
- See Izmit Refinery Upgrading Project
- The refinery is being upgraded with the addition of a Coker / Hydrocracker complex
Other Information
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History
- 1961 - The Izmit Refinery started production with a 1 million ton/year capacity of crude oil processing
- 1982 - Design capacity reached 11.5 million tons/year
- 1996 - 23,000 bpd Hydrocracker commissioned
- 2007 - A CCR Reformer Unit and Diesel Desulfurization Unit (MQD) were put into operation
- 2011 - Construction of the upgrading project launched
Relevant Links
- Tupras Refineries
- Refinery Webpage
- Saipem Hydrocracking Units
- Saipem Sulphur Block Units
- The Izmit Refinery New CCR Reformer Unit is one of the projects which has been implemented to achieve production conforming to EU environmental standards had been successfully put into operation
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