Sines Refinery Upgrade Project
Summary Information
- Ownership: Galp
- Website: http://www.galpenergia.com/
- Wiki Page: Sines Refinery
- Location: Sines, Portugal
- Capacity: million tons/annum & bbl/day
- Nelson Complexity:
- Project Stage: Under Construction
- Expected Completion: 2012
- Budget: €1,080 million
The Project
- Project Type: Upgrade
- Project Summary: The project for conversion of the Sines refinery consists of the construction of a new hydrocracker, i.e. a unit for hydrocracking heavy gasoil, for the production of diesel and aviation fuel. This unit will enable the production of diesel through deep conversion of the heavier fractions of crude oil.
- In addition to the main plant, it will be built a steam reformer for producing hydrogen and a unit for recovering sulphur from produced gases, both of which will be necessary for operating the hydrocracker
- Main Contractors: Tecnicas Reunidas: Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Management (EPCM) contract
Refining Units
- hydrocracker
- steam reformer
- Sulphur Recovery
Terminal Capacity
- Crude Oil:
- Refined Products:
Crude Supply
- This technology will make more flexible the selection of crude oil to be processed, which will allow the purchase of heavier crude oil for processing in the distillation column
Products Produced
- Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel
Other Information
- The project is partly financed by the EIB
Relevant Links
- Galp Energia and Tecnicas Reunidas have sign a Lump Sum Turn Key (LSTK) contract for the Sines refinery’s conversion project, Dec 2009
- Galp Energia signs second part of financing agreement for refineries’ conversion projects
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