French company Technip has secured an engineering procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the design and construction of Emirates National Oil Company’s (ENOC) new processing and ancillary units as part of the latter’s $1bn Jebel Ali refinery expansion project.
The refinery is operated by ENOC’s subsidiary ENOC Processing Company (EPCL) and its capacity is planned to be expanded by 50%.
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The project will be managed by the group’s operating centre in Rome, Italy.
KBR provided the front end engineering design, while the licensor technology has been provided by UOP, Axens, and KT.
Commercial production from the refinery is expected in the fourth quarter of 2019.
As part of the project’s primary package, a new condensate processing train will be added to the existing facility, expanding its daily capacity to 210,000 barrels, an increase from its existing 140,000 barrels per day.
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By GlobalDataAdditional processing units that would be added include a new LPG / naphta hydrotreater, an isomerisation unit, kerosene hydrotreater, and a diesel hydrotreater.
The units will ensure that the fuel products from the refinery, including petrol, jet fuel and diesel are capable of meeting expanding domestic fuel demand.
ENOC group CEO Saif Humaid Al Falasi said: “The refinery expansion is part of this strategy to develop enabling infrastructure that fuels the nation’s growth.”
“For a rapidly developing market such as Dubai, strategic investments in projects demonstrate that development strategies like Dubai Plan 2021 are already being realised.”
The other two packages will include the construction of storage tanks and a 31,000ft² warehouse.
Technip Europe, Middle East, India, Africa and Latin America president Marco Villa said: “We are proud to reinforce the long lasting relationship between Technip and ENOC for the expansion of the Jebel Ali Refinery, which was successfully delivered by Technip in 1999 with outstanding safety, schedule and quality performances.”
