North Refineries will operate the upcoming Kirkuk III cracking refinery, proposed to be built at Kirkuk, Iraq. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles more than 1,400 refineries worldwide, the non integrated cracking refinery will be owned by North Refineries, with operations expected to start in 2026. Buy the profile here.
Key refinery processes
Crude Distillation Unit (mbd): 150
Vacuum Distillation (mbd): 60
Catalytic Cracker (mbd): 24
Hydrocracker (mbd): 36
Reformer (mbd): 30
Hydrotreater (mbd): 109
Alkylation (mbd): 9
Isomerization (mbd): 16
During the period 2021-2025, the Kirkuk III refinery cracking is expected to witness an estimated $2,370m of capex.
Contractors involved in the refinery
Some of the key contractors for the upcoming projects at the Kirkuk III cracking refinery include the following.
Design/FEED: The Shaw Group.
About North Refineries
North Refineries Company (North Refineries) is involved in the refining activities. The company units include sulfur recovery unit, hydrocracking unit, reforming unit, hydrotreating unit, flashing unit, distillation unit, and catalyst regeneration units. The major projects and plants of the company are Salahudin-1 refinery, Salahudin-2 refinery, power feeding for secondary refineries, rehabilitation of industrial water treatment unit, construction of new liquid petroleum gas, installation of new asphalt unit and diesel power generation plant. North Refineries is headquartered in Karada, Baghdad, Iraq.
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