PetroKazakhstan Oil Products operates the Shymkent refinery, which is located in South Kazakhstan Oblast, Kazakhstan. It is a non integrated refinery owned by China National Petroleum and National Company KazMunayGas. The refinery, which started operations in 1985, has an NCI of 8.2.
Key processes of the refinery
Crude Distillation Unit (mbd): 121
Vacuum Distillation (mbd): 80
Coking (mbd): 12
Catalytic Cracker (mbd): 40
Reformer (mbd): 20
Hydrotreater (mbd): 82
Isomerization (mbd): 12
The capacity of the refinery is expected to remain the same as 120.5mbd by 2030.
Maintenance activities at Shymkent refinery
The Shymkent refinery witnessed four incidents during the period 2015-2020.
About PetroKazakhstan Oil Products
PetroKazakhstan Oil Products LLP (PetroKazakhstan OP) a subsidiary of PetroKazakhstan Inc is an integrated energy company with operations covering the entire oil and gas industry value chain. It designs and constructs oil and gas field production facilities, pipeline, storage tank, refinery and chemical plant, and offshore engineering. PetroKazakhstan OP is headquartered in Shymkent, Kazakhstan.
Methodology
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