WorleyParsons’ global consulting firm Advisian has secured a contract to provide pre-FEED and licensor evaluation services for an expansion of Borouge’s petrochemical facility (Borouge-4) in the UAE.
Borouge is a joint venture between Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) and Borealis.
The expansion is part of Adnoc’s AED165bn ($45bn) investment in downstream operations over a five-year period to build an integrated refining and petrochemicals facility in Ruwais.
Integral to the petrochemical development in Ruwais, the new Borouge-4 plant will include the world’s largest single-train mixed-feed steam cracker and associated petrochemical derivatives.
The steam cracker will feed units that are expected to produce 2.5 million tonnes a year of polyethylene and polypropylene.
Advisian Global front-end hydrocarbons and chemicals managing director Geeta Thakorlal said: “We are delighted to be working with Borouge on this major project. Our successful track record of work in the chemical sector enables us to offer the specialist knowledge that this role requires.”
The Ruwais development is expected to treble the production of its chemicals sector by 2025.
The plan will also see the refining capacity of the Ruwais facility increasing from the existing 922,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 1.5 million barrels per day by 2025 through the addition of a new refinery.
Advisian will deliver the contract services with a core team based in the UAE, with support from the company’s centres of excellence in London, Houston and Toronto.
