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Fig. 4 – A Qatar Petroleum-led JV is constructing Laffan Refinery 2 (LR2), The complex produces LPG, premium unleaded
a $ 1.5 B refinery that will process untreated condensate produced from gasoline (98 octane) and special unleaded gasoline
Qatar’s North field (95 octane), as well as naphtha, Jet-A1, kerosine,
GO and granulated S. The latest expansion
each hold 2%, and Marubeni and Mitsui will each comes on the heels of Adnoc’s other capital
own 1%. The plant will be operated by Qatargas intensive projects in Ruwais - such as the Borouge
Operating Co. and developed similarly to Laffan expansion projects (Borouge 2 and 3) as shown
Refinery 1 (LR1). The LR2 facility will process in figure 5 -and will include the addition of crude
untreated condensate produced from the country’s distillation and sulfur recovery units, a residue
North field, and it will have a processing capacity fluidized catalytic cracker (RFCC) and a carbon
of 146 Mbpd and a daily production capacity black delayed coker (CBDC) unit, which will have
of 60 Mbpd of naphtha, 53 Mbpd of jet fuel, 24 a production capacity of 40 Mtpy of carbon black
Mbpd of GO and 9 Mbpd of liquid petroleum gas. and 30 Mbpd of crude. It will consist of two trains
Additionally, LR2 will include a diesel hydrotreater with a designed processing capacity of 700 Mt of
unit that will be able to process all light GO from anode green petroleum coke. The $ 10-B project is
LR1 and LR2. A Chiyoda and CTCI JV has been expected to be completed in 2015.
contracted for the engineering, procurement,
supply, construction and commissioning (EPSCC). Iran
The project is expected to be commissioned in
2016. Despite being hampered by economic sanctions,
approximately 360 Mbpd of new condensate
United Arab Emirates splitting capacity is expected to come onstream in
three phases, starting at the end of 2015 or early
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) will 2016. This project is likely to transform the country
expand its existing Ruwais refinery (400 Mbpd) from a gasoline importer to an exporter [2]. A
with an adjoining 417 Mbpd capacity refinery [4]. signed 2013 agreement to begin exporting natural
gas to neighboring Iraq has been delayed due to
security concerns and fighting between Islamic
State militants and Iraqi troops.
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
(Adnoc) will expand its existing Ruwais
refinery (400 Mbpd) with an adjoining 417
Mbpd capacity refinery [4]. The complex
produces LPG, premium unleaded
gasoline (98 octane) and special unleaded
gasoline (95 octane), as well as naphtha,
Jet-A1, kerosine, GO and granulated S.
Completion of the pipeline would initially allow
delivery of 4 MMcmd of gas to feed three power
plants in Baghdad and Diyala. That volume could
rise to 35 MMcmd. Iran has huge gas reserves and
exports small quantities to Turkey, but it has been
unable to increase production fast enough to meet
its own demand. Northern Iran relies heavily on gas
imports from Turkmenistan, especially for winter
heating.
Fig. 5 - Adnoc is expanding its existing Ruwais refinery following previous Oman
projects at Borouge 2 and 3
As part of a program to reduce its reliance on the
export of crude oil and natural gas in developing
its downstream industry, Oman Oil Refineries
and Petroleum Co. (Orpic) plans to construct a
greenfield petrochemical complex near the Sohar
refinery. The Liwa Plastics project is being built to
enhance both fuel and plastics production in Oman,
and it includes the construction of a gas extraction
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