Shazand Arak Refinery Project

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Summary Information

• Ownership: Arak Oil Refining Company (NIORDC)
• Website: http://www.saorc-ir.com/
• Wiki Page: Shazand Arak Refinery
• Location: Shazand
• Capacity:
  • Before: 8.5 million tons/annum & 170,000 bbl/day
  • Before: 12.5 million tons/annum & 250,000 bbl/day
• Nelson Complexity:
• Project Stage: Completed
• Expected Completion: 2011
• Budget: 2.4 B €

The Project

• Project Type:
• Project Summary: Arak Refinery Expansion & Upgrading Project is designed to
  • Increase throughput of the Refinery from 170,000 BPSD to 250,000 BPSD.
  • Change the Refinery feed from Ahwaz Crude Oil to a blend of Ahwaz and certain Iranian mixed crude oil.
  • Maximize Gasoline Production
  • Minimize Fuel Oil Production
  • Meet the Environmental Protection Obligations

• Main Contractors: Sinopec Engineering, Sazeh, ODCC
• Consultants: Basic design: JGC from Japan
• Project management: MAPSA and Enerchimi from Iran

Refining Units

• ATM. Crude Distillation Unit - JGC (Japan) - 80,000
• No.2 Naphtha Hydrotreater Unit - Axens (France) - 33,000
• Octanizer Unit - Axens (France) - 20,000
• Isomerization Unit - RIPI (Iran) - 8,500
• Kerosene Hydrotreater Unit - Axens (France) - 31,500
• Gas Oil Hydrotreater Unit - Axens (France) - 53,000
• Reduced Crude Desulfurization Unit - UOP (England) - 69,180
• Residue Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit - UOP (England) - 94,387
• RFCC LPG Merox Unit - UOP (England) - 28,105
• Propylene Recovery Unit - UOP (England) - 28,105
• Cracked Gasoline Hydrotreating Unit - Axens (France) - 50,500

Terminal Capacity

• Crude Oil:
• Refined Products:

Crude Supply

• On aim is to change the Refinery feed from Ahwaz Crude Oil to a blend of Ahwaz and certain Iranian mixed crude oil.

Products Produced

Products	Existing capacity (million lt)	Capacity after the expansion (million lt)	Products increment after the expansion (million lt)
LPG	0.97	3.57	2.6
Propylene	0	1.23	1.23
Premium Gasoline	0.93	3.55	2.62
Gasoline	3.74	12.31	8.57
Kerosene (Jet Fuel)	4.18	5.95	1.77
Gas Oil	7.47	8.92	1.45

Other Information

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History

• 2011 - Phase 1 of the upgrade and expansion project finished

Relevant Links

1. Project Details from NIOEC
2. Project Details from NIORDC
3. Sinopec Engineering Projects
4. New Refining Projects to Be Inaugurated Today

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