< PreviousBAPCO - BAPCO Modernisation Programme (BMP) - Overview Bapco plans to add 100,000 barrels per day (bpd) of capacity to the Bapco refi nery. They aim to boost the processing capacity of the country’s only oil refi nery to 360,000bpd from its current 267,000bpd by updating aging facilities. Approximately 220,000bpd of oil is currently provided by Saudi Aramco, while 40,000 bpd is coming from Bahrain’s own reserves. This means the company will look to develop the residue conversion unit (RCU) fi rst as it will process heavier crude types into lighter-grade products. Bapco will then use the money generated by the RCU to fund the remaining work. A huge bulk of the additional capacity will be middle distillates or diesel fuel. The key units include the crude unit and associated facilities, the hydrocracker and associated facilities, the residue conversion units and the waste treatment facility. The residue conversion unit will open access to cheaper feedstock of heavy crude oil and thus, a larger diversity in the sources of supply. The new hydrocracking unit and associated facilities will expand the mild hydrocracking unit from 54,000bpd to 70,000bpd in capacity and install a new fl uid catalytic cracker. The dehydrosulphurisation unit will aid in the production of diesel according to the international standards of sulphur content having fewer than 10 parts per million. Jun-21The work of the residue conversion unit is going on schedule. May-21 MCSC has completed 25% of the mechanical work and expects to fi nish it by the end of 2021. The civil works and underground piping works are underway and will be completed by September 2021 or October 2021. Apr-21The civil work of the Residue Conversion Unit is in the fi nal stage. Mar-21 BAPCO has awarded a $236.3 million contract for residue hydrocracking unit services to US-based Advanced Refi ning Technologies (ART). Mar-21BAPCO’s work on the residue conversion unit is going on schedule. Feb-21Two critical construction site access bridges have been delivered by Mabey Bridge for the project. Jan-2160% of the project work has been completed. Jan-21 The joint venture of Technip, Tecnicas Reunidas, and Samsung Engineering has completed 60% of the residue conversion unit work. Sep-20 The mechanical work for the residue conversion unit is ongoing and is expected to be completed by Q1 2022. Aug-20 Advanced Refi ning Technologies has submitted a $261 million hydrocracker services bid for providing full- cycle catalyst management (FCM) services for a unit known as No.1 Residue Hydrocracking Unit (1RHCU). Jul-20The construction work for the project is progressing well and is expected to be completed in Q3 2022. Jun-20 LUXSOLAR has been contracted to supply two AWL systems suitable for the potentially explosive area and for marked (painted with red/white stripes) structure. May-20 The joint venture of Technip, Tecnicas Reunidas, and Samsung Engineering has started construction on the temporary jetty for the project. Construction works on the jetty are planned to be completed by September 2020. May-20 Construction works on the project have reached 50% completion and are still on schedule to reach the commissioning stage by Q2 2022. May-20 MCSC has started the mechanical works of units - 005, 051, 056, 061, 079, 094 and 907. The scope of work includes structural, mechanical, piping, painting, insulation and fi reproofi ng for the residue conversion unit. Apr-20 Bapco has received bids for the insulation, refractory & fi reproofi ng services subcontract. The companies that submitted bids are: - Nass Scafform Contracting - $16 million - Access and Coating Gulf - $17.33 million PROJECT AT A GLANCE Name of client: BAPCO - Bahrain Petroleum Company Estimated budget: $6,000,000,000 Facility type: Petroleum Oil Refi nery Sector: Oil / Refi ning Status: Construction Location: Sitra, Bahrain Project start: 2009-Q1 End date: 2022-Q3 Last updated: 02-06-2021 Sub-contractors: Luxsolar, Mabey Bridge, Nass Contracting, EACS - Environment Arabia Consultancy Services, Doosan Vina, Advanced Refi ning Technologies (ART), S&T Corporation, MCSC - Mechanical Contracting & Services Company, Al Hassanain, Down Town Construction Company PROJECT SCOPE The scope of work includes: • Residue conversion units • Hydrocracker units • Waste treatment facility • ARU (Amine Recovery Unit); 60,000 barrels per hour (BPH) • Hydrogen Production Unit (HPU); 295,000 normal meter cube per hour (nm3/h) • Splitter • Naptha hydrotreater • Distillate hydrotreater • Sulphur recovery unit; 750 tonnes per day (TPD) • Tail Gas Treatment Unit (TGTU); 1,000 TPD • Sour water stripper; 1,000 gallons per minute (GPM) • Handling facilities • Offi stes & utilities, including a desalination unit PROJECT SCHEDULES Project Announced: 1Q-2009 Feasibility study: 1Q-2009 FEED ITB: 1Q-2014 FEED: 3Q-2014 PMC: 4Q-2015 EPC ITB: 2Q-2016 Engineering & Procurement: 1Q-2018 Construction: 1Q-2019 Commissioning: 2Q-2022 Completion: 3Q-2022 LATEST UPDATES Note : The above information is the sole property of DMS Global and cannot be published without the expressed permission of DMS Global, Bahrain. For more information, please visit www.dmsglobal.net, or contact DMS on +973 1778 9172. (Images used in the ‘Top 10 Ongoing Projects’ are for illustration purpose only) 20 Top 10 Ongoing Projects Refi ning & Petrochemicals Middle East July 2021www.refi ningandpetrochemicalsme.comSaudi Aramco - Ras Tanura Refi nery - Clean Fuels Project LATEST UPDATES The Ras Tanura Clean Fuels Project is aimed at providing Saudi Aramco with cleaner gasoline and diesel for domestic consumption and export. This will be achieved by rehabilitating the existing facilities at the 550,000 barrel a day refinery as well as adding new units to lower the sulfur and benzene content of both fuels. The Ras Tanura refinery is the largest oil refinery in Saudi Arabia with a capacity of 550,000 barrels per day (bpd). Aramco is currently upgrading its domestic refining capacity to lower the sulphur content of its downstream output and diversify the amount of refined products it manufactures. Feb-21 Gulf Bio Analytical is contracted to complete the supply, installation, and commissioning of all laboratory equipment and analyzers. Feb-21 The Clean Fuels project is in the fi nal phase of completion. Tecnicas Reunidas has confi rmed that some packages of the project are under commissioning and will take a year to be completed. Dec-20The project is on pace to be completed by Q1 2021. Oct-20 Sepam will provide PMC service for pre-commissioning, commissioning and start-up support of the Clean Fuels Project. Jul-20Tecnicas Reunidas has completed its EPC work on Packages 1 and 2 of the project. Apr-20 Saudi Power Transformers Company has completed the installation, testing and commissioning activities of the Clean Fuels project’s power transformers. Mar-20 Tecnicas Reunidas’s EPC work is on schedule to be completed by the end of Q4 2020. The start-up and commissioning of the project are on schedule to be completed in Q1 2021. Jan-20FRANKE-Filter has been awarded a contract to supply the project with FF2 Oil Mist Eliminators. Jan-20 The demountable fl are derrick structure which is 200 meters in height and weighing at 1,481 tons has been successfully erected. Dec-19 The Ras Tanura refi nery will carry out a partial shutdown in 2020 to help prepare for the completion of the Clean Fuels project. The project is currently 62% completed. Nov-19 Velosi is conducting an Equipment Criticality Analysis workshop with Tecnicas Ruenidas and Aramco for the Clean Fuels Project. Oct-19 The column’s objective is to prepare the feeds to downstream units to meet the acceptable level of the impurities in the feed to the new CCR and isomerization units. Oct-19 The heaviest and largest piece of equipment which is a naphtha splitter column weighing 544 tons has been placed. After six weeks of site preparation and crane positioning, it took three hours to complete the lift of the 65- meter high column. Oct-19 Saudi Aramco will institute a partial shutdown of the refi nery for 35-40 days in 2020 to prepare it for the completion of the clean fuels project by Q1 2021. Oct-19 Brown Fintube France SA has successfully delivered 2 vertical bayonet vaporizers and hairpin heat exchangers to the Ras Tanura refi nery’s clean fuel project. Sep-19 The Ras Tanura refi nery clean fuel project’s last two of its four main packages are expected to be completed by the end of 2019. May-19 Saudi Aramco has stated that they plan to institute a partial shutdown of the refi nery to prepare it for the completion of the clean fuels project by Q1 2021. Jacobs Engineering Group won the Ras Tanura Refinery Clean Fuels and Aromatics Project, the first major project to be awarded under the Saudi Aramco General Engineering and Project Management Services (GES+) Contract. PROJECT AT A GLANCE Name of client: SAUDI ARAMCO - Saudi Arabian Oil Company Estimated budget: $2,000,000,000 Facility type: Petroleum Oil Refi nery Sector: Refi ning Status: Commissioning Location: Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia Project start: 2011-Q1 End date: 2021-Q4 Last updated: 24-02-2021 Sub-contractors: Sendan International, Sepam, Gulf Bio Analytical Group, OCA Group, Grupo Tecnico Rivi, Petro-Excel Sdn Bhd (PESB), TIS - Tamimi Industrial Services, Brown Fintube France SA, Nasser S. Al Hajri Corporation, FRANKE-Filter GmbH, CB&I - Chicago Bridge & Iron Company, Jacobs Engineering Group, Kaefer, Nesma & Partners Contracting Company Limited, Velosi, Pioneers Corner, Saudi Power Transformers Company, M. H. Al Mahroos PROJECT SCHEDULES Project Announced: 1Q-2011 FEED: 3Q-2011 EPC ITB: 1Q-2016 Engineering & Procurement: 4Q-2016 Construction: 1Q-2017 Commissioning: 1Q-2021 Completion: 4Q-2021 PROJECT SCOPE The scope of services for the clean fuels project includes front-end engineering design (FEED) services for both inside battery limits (ISBL) and outside battery limits (OSBL). Furthermore, the scope includes modifi cations to the refi nery to comply with expected future environmental regulations on the following units: • Distillate Hydrotreater • Handling Facilities • Hydrogenation Unit • Naptha Hydrotreater • Sour Water Stripper • Splitter • Sulphur Recovery Unit (SRU) • Naphtha reformer • BTX reactor • Metathesis unit reactor • Heat exchanger • Oil units • Hydrotreater 21Top 10 Ongoing Projects Refi ning & Petrochemicals Middle East July 2021www.refi ningandpetrochemicalsme.comBorouge - Ruwais Polypropylene Plant 5 (BPP5) Mar-21 The commissioning stage is expected to commence next week and the overall project is expected to be completed by May 2021. Mar-21Equipment installation for the complex has reached a 30% completion rate. Jan-21 Sahara Emirates has reached 90% completion with the installation works for HDPE pipes and fi ttings. Final stages of testing are being carried out and will be completed by February 2021. Dec-20 Inspection works are in process for the product receiver, 120 to 140 Microns PTFE lining by Quality International Company. Sep-20The construction work on the project is ongoing and is scheduled to be completed in 2021. Apr-20HDPE pipes are still being installed by Sahara Emirates. Mar-20 Installation activities for the HDPE pipes are 50% complete. Sahara Emirates will complete their work by November 2020. Feb-20Construction is proceeding as per schedule. Earthworks are also being carried out. Jan-20Nisco General Contracting has completed 60% of its earthworks at the site. Nov-19 Safco Engineering has been awarded fi re and gas detection system. The scope of work involves the design, engineering, supply, factory test, fi re alarm system composed by 8 local fi re alarm control panel based upon SIMPLEX 4100ES network. Oct-19 Construction is still being carried out. Nisco General Contracting is carrying out minor earthworks for the PP5. Sep-19The works for the plant are still ongoing as per schedule. Aug-19 Construction is currently taking place for BPP5. Maire Tecnimont is expected to complete the construction by Q3 2021. Jul-19Polypropylene Plant 5 is undergoing construction. Jun-19 Maire Tecnimont is currently carrying out the construction for the BPP5. Completion is tentatively scheduled for Q3 2021. May-19The project is ongoing as per the schedule. Mar-19Borouge’s PP5 project is scheduled to be completed by the third quarter of 2021. Dec-18Groundbreaking ceremony for the BPP5 project has been held at the construction site in Ruwais. PROJECT AT A GLANCE Name of client: Borouge - Abu Dhabi Polymers Company Limited Estimated budget: $750,000,000 Facility type: Polypropylene Sector: Petrochemicals / Refi ning Status: Construction Location: Ruwais, U.A.E. Project start: 2017-Q3 End date: 2021-Q3 Last updated: 21-03-2021 Sub-contractors: Nasser S. Al Hajri Corporation, Nisco General Contracting, Nasser S. Al Hajri Corporation, SafCo Engineering, Sahara Emirates Group, Nasser S. Al Hajri Corporation, Nasser S. Al Hajri Corporation, Quality International, Tiger Steel, Borealis Group PROJECT SCOPE The project’s scope of work involves the construction of a polypropylene plant and associated facilities. The project scope includes: • 1 x 480 kta Polypropylene (PP) plant with Borstar technology • Propylene purifi cation and refrigeration systems • Downstream product handling including Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer (RTO) system • Site preparation (early works) including site cut and fi ll, grading, leveling, gravel/landscap- ing/site fi nishes, installation of permanent roads, signage, markings, temporary roads, temporary drainage measures, and fencing • New evaporation pond • Integration with existing BOROUGE 3 facilities, including expansion for raw material, offsite material utilities, and buildings, including raw materials tie-ins, utilities tie-ins, and by-product and return streams • New buildings and modifi cations of existing facilities outside PP5 plot • Tie-ins with existing Borouge-3 HP and LP fl ares PROJECT SCHEDULES Feasibility study: 3Q-2017 EPC ITB: 4Q-2017 Engineering & Procurement: 3Q-2018 Construction: 4Q-2018 Commissioning: 1Q-2021 Completion: 3Q-2021 LATEST UPDATES Borouge is planning to develop a polypropylene plant in Ruwais, in the emirate of Abu Dhabi. The project which will revolve around the construction of this plant will be referred to as BPP5. The facility will have a production capacity of 480,000 tonnes per year and to be integrated with the existing Borouge 3 complex. 22 Top 10 Ongoing Projects Refi ning & Petrochemicals Middle East July 2021www.refi ningandpetrochemicalsme.comOQ8 - Duqm Refi nery & Petrochemical Complex - Duqm Refi nery - Overview LATEST UPDATES The 230,000 barrels per day capacity refi nery is part of the government’s plans to develop the Duqm area, in which a port and associated facilities are being built. 65% of crude feedstock for the refi nery will be from Kuwait, while the remaining 35% will be supplied by the Sultanate. The project is done by OQ8 joint venture. Natural gas for the utilities necessary to operate the plant will be supplied via a pipeline that Oman Gas Company (OGC) is laying from Saih Nihayda in central Oman to the Duqm SEZ. Central Utilities Company (CUC) will develop and operate Seawater Intake facilities associated to the refi nery. Duqm Petroleum Terminal Company (DPTC) will build a Liquid Jetty to handle ships bringing in crude for processing, and carrying refi ned fuels and petrochemicals for export markets. May-2182.4% is the refinery completion rate as of 30 April 2021. Apr-21More than 81% of the project has been completed by the end of March 2021. Apr-21 KIP, a shareholder of OQ, announces the possibility of a delay in the completion of the project until 2023 due to COVID-19. Mar-2179.7% of the Duqm Refi nery project is complete. Feb-21The implementation rate at the refi nery project has so far reached 75%. Jan-21The name of the project client DRPIC has been rebranded to the OQ8, a joint venture. Nov-20 Construction work on the Duqm Refi nery project continues to progress toward completion and the current overall progress stands at 72%. Sep-2066% of the refi nery project has been completed as of 1 August 2020. Jul-20The project is moving as planned with the overall project recently surpassed 60% progress. Apr-20DRPIC has announced the completion of more than 52.4% of the refi nery project. Jan-20The overall progress of the project is standing at 45%. Dec-19 Galfar has won a $2.3 million civil works contract related to tank foundation for four jet fuel. The contract is under sub-package A of EPC Package 3 offsite facilities for the refi nery. Nov-19 Works on the project are progressing at a brisk pace and DRPIC have so far completed 40.9% of the project. 8,569 tons of structural steel have been erected and over 122,811 m3 of concrete has been poured. Sep-19More than 27% of the project has been completed. DRPIC will conduct a test run by the end of 2021. Jul-1913% of the construction works have been completed. Mar-19Construction works on all the 3 packages have started. Dec-18The client has announced the fi nancial closure of the project. Nov-18 A $4.61 billion multi-source fi nancing has been signed for the project. The facilities are provided by 29 fi nancial institutions from 13 countries and 3 Export Credit Agencies have provided insurance and guarantees (cover). Oct-18 Wood secures a multi million dollar contract to provide 2 Terrace Wall double-fi red delayed coker heaters at the refi nery. The contract, to be delivered by Wood’s process and technology specialists based in NJ, is due to be completed in Q1-2020. Sep-18 The detailed design for the 3 packages is underway. Construction will begin before the end of the year. Negotiations between CCC the JV of Petrofac and Samsung Engineering Company over the construction contract is also underway. Aug-18 Over 70% of funding for the project is from international markets with the marketing is done by one of the Kuwaiti banks. Contracts have been signed for all logistics services associated with the project through KIPC. In January 2019, APICORP has announced a $100mn investment as part of a consortium of international and regional banks to finance the construction of the refinery, $50mn through Sharia-compliant and $50m through conventional tranche. PROJECT AT A GLANCE Name of client: OQ8 Estimated budget: $7,700,000,000 Facility type: Petroleum Oil Refi nery Sector: Oil / Refi ning Status: Construction Location: Duqm, Oman Project start: 2006-Q3 End date: 2022-Q3 Last updated: 20-05-2021 Main contractor: CB&I, Daewoo Engineering & Construction, Petrofac, Saipem, Samsung Engineering Company, Tecnicas Reunidas Sub-contractors: HMR Consultants, KBC Advanced Technologies Inc., Credit Agricole, Swissboring, Marsh Oman, Yokogawa, Allen & Overy LLP, Wood Mackenzie, IHS, Nusail Engineering Consultancy PROJECT SCHEDULES Feasibility Study: 3Q-2006 FEED ITB: 2Q-2013 FEED: 1Q-2014 PMC: 3Q-2012 EPC ITB: 1Q-2015 Engineering & Procurement: 3Q-2017 Construction: 1Q-2019 Completion: 3Q-2022 PROJECT SCOPE The overall scope of the refi nery includes: • Alkylation unit • Crude distillation unit (CDU) • Vacuum distillation unit (VDU) • Offsites and utilities • Fluid Catalytic Cracker (FCC) • Gas oil recovery column • Desulphurisation unit • LPG sweetening unit • Petrochemical unit • Heavy gasoline sweetening unit • Propylene recovery unit • Gas oil hydrodesulphurisation unit • Sour water stripping unit • Light gasoline sweetening unit • Hydrogen generation unit • Pipeline for feedstock • Export terminal 23Top 10 Ongoing Projects Refi ning & Petrochemicals Middle East July 2021www.refi ningandpetrochemicalsme.comADNOC Refi ning - Crude Flexibility Project (CFP) Mar-21Construction works are proceeding as per schedule with overall completion scheduled for 2022. Apr-21 Four groups have been prequalifi ed for Marine EPC Package 5013: China Harbour Engineering Company and Saipem; SK E&C and L&T; Hyundai E&C and Hyundai Engineering Company; Eiffage Genie Civil Marine, Afcons Infrastructure, and Daewoo E&C. Jan-21 The work on the project is more than 80% complete with commissioning expected to start by early 2022. The fi rst of seven substations, which will supply electricity to critical new facilities of the project, have been powered up. Nov-20 Civil works are still being undertaken by Tahtan and are set to be completed by the end of December 2020. Aug-20 The project has achieved 73% completion and is expected to be completed in mid-2022. The key structural elements like two new fractionators and 24 atmospheric residue desulphuriser reactors have been installed at the project site across June-July 2020. Aug-20 The works on the project are ongoing. ITS has been undertaking minor piping works, which is scheduled to be completed by Q4 2020, while Tahtan is carrying out civil works, which is set to be completed in 2021. Apr-20 Entropie, a unit of Sidem (Veolia), has announced the delivery of a 16,800 m3/d desalination unit for the project. Apr-20Piping works are nearly completed. Minor modifi cations are also being carried out at the facilities by ITS. Mar-20 Mechanical and steel structure activities are nearing completion by ITS. They are expected to be completed by April or May 2020. Feb-20ITS is still carrying out steel structure activities for CFP. The completion is scheduled for Q1 2021. Jan-20FMC-Ferrometalco has completed the construction of the fi rst bundle of fl are riser & derrick structure. Dec-19 Pioneers Oil and Gas Services is currently carrying out structure foundation, excavation of pipe rack, concrete, rebar, formwork protective coating installation of anchor bar. It will be completed by February 2020. Nov-19Samsung Engineering is carrying out various works at the site. It is expected to be completed by 2023. Oct-19Construction is taking place as per schedule. The completion is scheduled for Q1 2023. Sep-19Civil works are taking place as per schedule. Aug-19Samsung Engineering is still carrying out the construction with completion scheduled for Q1 2023. PROJECT AT A GLANCE Name of client: ADNOC Refi ning Estimated budget: $3,100,000,000 Facility type: Atmospheric Residue Desulphurisation (ARDS) Sector: Refi ning Status: Construction Location: Ruwais, U.A.E. Project start: 2013-Q4 End date: 2022-Q3 Last updated: 02-03-2021 Sub-contractors: Ducab, Tahtan, Siemens, SafCo Engineering, Industrial Technology Services (ITS) LLC, Gulf Reinforced Plastics - GRP, Industrial Technology Services (ITS) LLC, FMC - Ferrometalco, Industrial Technology Services (ITS) LLC, Pioneers Oil & Gas Services, Entropie, 3W Networks PROJECT SCOPE The scope of work involves: Treatment through new De-sulphurisation processes for distillate and residue streams produced is required due to higher residue yield of the Upper Zakum offshore crude and contaminants compared to Murban. Hence, there will be an addition of a 177,000bpsd Atmospheric Residue De-Sulphurisation (ARDS) Unit and supporting facilities. The scope includes existing RRE and CBDC modifi cation and works related to utilities (power, water, steam). FEED key areas of focus include: • Crude assay characterization • Revamp process simulations • Associated systems and processes Additional units implementation, including: • Hydrogen Manufacturing Units • Saturated Gas Plant • Atmospheric Residue De-Sulphurisation Unit (ARDS) • Sour Water Stripper (SWS) • Amine Regeneration Unit (ARU) • Sulphur Recovery Units (SRU) • Tail Gas Treating Unit (TGTU) PROJECT SCHEDULES Feasibility study: 1Q-2013 FEED: 4Q-2013 PMC: 1Q-2018 EPC ITB: 2Q-2015 Engineering & Procurement: 1Q-2018 Construction: 1Q-2019 Completion: 3Q-2022 LATEST UPDATES Abu Dhabi Oil Refi ning Company (TAKREER) has announced plans to carry out modifi cations to process heavier offshore crude oil at Ruwais. Murban crude, which is used for feeding the new facilities, will be replaced by offshore crude from Upper Zakum fi elds and will be transferred by subsea pipeline to onshore. The project will modify RRE and CBDC facilities to process 420,000 bpsd of Offshore Crude from Upper Zakum instead of Murban Crude. 24 Top 10 Ongoing Projects Refi ning & Petrochemicals Middle East July 2021www.refi ningandpetrochemicalsme.comKNPC - Clean Fuels Project - Overview LATEST UPDATES The Kuwait National Petroleum Company’s aim is to upgrade and increase capacity at Mina Al-Ahmadi and Mina Abdullah refi neries. Upon completion of the Clean Fuels Project refi ning capacity will go up to 400,000 barrels a day at each refi nery. Work has been split into 3 phases with both refi neries getting upgrades to production capabilities and more state-of-the-art-utilities. May-21Unit 114 of Mina Abdulla refinery has been completed. May-21 Unit 213 of the Mina Abdulla refi nery is currently under commissioning. Units 114, 112/212 and 12 are in advanced stages of pre-commissioning. Apr-21Unit 214 of the Mina Abdulla refi nery is now operational. Feb-21Unit 115, Unit 116 and Unit 314 of the Mina Abdulla refi nery have been commissioned. Jan-21KNPC expects to commission the remaining units at Mina Abdulla refi nery by the end of Q1 2021. Dec-20KNPC has commenced operations of Unit 117 in Mina Abdulla Refi nery. Nov-20Unit 111 in Mina Abdulla Refi nery has been commissioned. Oct-20KNPC has announced the start-up of six boilers at the Mina Abdullah refi nery. Aug-20Package 2 of the Mina Abdulla Refi nery has been completed and handed over to KNPC. Jun-20Cooling water system and fuel system for Mina Abdulla Refi nery are now operational. Apr-20The total expenditure for the project as of now is $13.8 billion. Apr-20Mina Al Ahmadi Refi nery Package has been completed. Mar-20One more unit has been commissioned at Mina Al Ahmadi refi nery. Feb-20Contractors will hand over all major units of the Clean Fuels Project by September 2020. Oct-19 The trial operation of Mina Al Ahmadi refi nery is expected to take place in March 2020 and Mina Abdulla refi nery-in December 2020. Despite the high completion rate of the project, the commercial operation will not happen until 2021. Sep-19The overall completion rate of the project has reached 98%. Aug-19KNPC is reviewing options in order to obtain compensation from contractors for delaying the project. Jul-19KNPC expects to receive all the units by the end of September 2019, followed by a pilot operation lasting 3-4 months. May-19The project is going to further delay. Operation is now not planned to commence before March 2020. Apr-19KNPC will start paying off its semi-annual loan installments from April 2019 until April 28, 2026. Jan-19The completion date is planned for November 2019. Dec-18The project is expected to be completed and operate commercially during Q1 2019. Nov-18The overall completion rate of the project has reached 97%. Nov-18 Mina Abdulla Refi nery Package 2 project has generated the fi rst steam, marking the completion and turnover of the fi rst utility units. Aug-18 Mina Abdulla Refi nery central control building has been inaugurated. All equipment has already been transferred to the new building. Jul-18 The client has inaugurated the fi rst hydrocarbon line, marking the start of testing operations of the steam production unit. Apr-18The completion rate of project is currently at 94%. Mar-18 The completion rate by the end of February has reached 93.2%. Workforce at the project has hit highest level of 51,000 people. Jan-18 KNPC has received a total of $2.5 billion from the external fi nancing for the project. The rest $3.7 billion will be received in the next 6 months. Dec-17The Italian Export Credit Agency SACE has secured a $625-million loan to fi nance the project. Dec-17 KNPC has received $900 million as the fi rst payment of the external fi nancing for the project. The overall project completion rate has now reached 91%. Nov-17 The operation of the supporting units will commence in April 2018; the diesel unit will be operated by May 2018. With regards to the fi nancing for the project, the withdrawal from the external loan will start by the end of the month. A strategic project to expand and upgrade Mina Abdullah and Mina Al-Ahmadi Refineries to be an integrated refining complex with a total capacity of 800,000bpd. It is expected to boost Kuwait’s global position in the oil refining industry. PROJECT AT A GLANCE Name of client: KNPC - Kuwait National Petroleum Company Estimated budget: $13,800,000,000 Facility type: Petroleum Oil Refi nery Sector: Oil / Refi ning Status: Commissioning Location: Various, Kuwait Project start: 2012-Q1 End date: 2021-Q2 Last updated: 01-06-2021 Sub-contractors: SPIE Oil & Gas Services, CCC - Consolidated Contractors Company, Systech International, Siemens, ABJ Engineering & Contracting Company, Gulf Spic General Trading & Contracting Company, L&T - Larsen & Toubro, GP Strategies Corporation PROJECT SCHEDULES Feasibility Study: 1Q-2012 EPC ITB: 1Q-2013 Engineering & Procurement: 1Q-2014 Construction: 3Q-2015 Commissioning: 3Q-2019 Completion: 2Q-2021 PROJECT SCOPE The project scope includes: • Mina Al-Ahmadi Refi nery (MAA) Package • Mina Abdulla Refinery (MAB) Package 1 • Mina Abdulla Refinery (MAB) Package 2 25Top 10 Ongoing Projects Refi ning & Petrochemicals Middle East July 2021www.refi ningandpetrochemicalsme.comQP - Ras Laff an New Petrochemicals Complex Mar-21Chevron Phillips Chemical states that the engineering design works are still underway. May-20 The process design package (PDP) is underway for the Project. The PDP scope of work includes drawings and documentation relating to the design and construction of the project. Jun-19Chevron Phillips Chemical expects that the project’s engineering design phase to begin shortly. Jun-19 Chevron Phillips Chemical will provide project management, engineering, and construction services to develop the project. Jun-19 The engineering design of the petrochemical complex is scheduled to begin within months. The project is set to be completed in 2025. Jun-19 QP has announced that Chevron Phillips has been selected as a partner in the construction and development of Ras Laffan New Petrochemicals Complex project. May-19Shell is expected to partner with Qatar Petroleum in Ras Laffan New Petrochemicals Complex project. Dec-18 Qatar’s Minister of State for Energy Affairs has stated that further plans for the Ras Laffan New Petrochemicals Complex will be announced in the fi rst half of 2019. Oct-18Qatar Petroleum is still anticipating the start of the project’s engineering design. Jan-18 Engineering design for the new Ras Laffan Complex is expected to commence shortly and completion is anticipated in 2025. May-18 Feedstock for the New Ras Laffan Petrochemical Complex will be ethane produced primarily from QP’s new North Field expansion project. May-18 Qatar Petroleum (QP) has revealed its plans to build a new petrochemicals complex at Ras Laffan and has invited international companies to submit proposals for a joint venture. LATEST UPDATES PROJECT AT A GLANCE Name of client: Chevron Phillips Chemical, QP - Qatar Petroleum Estimated budget: $6,000,000,000 Facility type: Polyethylene Sector: Petrochemicals Status: FEED Location: Ras Laffan, Qatar Project start: 2018-Q2 End date: 2025-Q1 Last updated: 15-03-2021 Feed: Chevron Phillips Chemical PROJECT SCOPE The project scope includes: • Ethane cracker plant with a capacity of 1.9 million million tons per annum (mtpa). • Construction of two high-density polyethylene derivative units with a combined capacity of 1.68 MTP. • Construction of an ethylene glycol plant. • Construction of associated facilities. PROJECT SCHEDULES Project Announced: 2Q-2018 Feasibility study: 2Q-2019 FEED: 2Q-2019 Completion: 1Q-2025 Qatar Petroleum has announced its plan to build a new petrochemicals complex in Ras Laffan in order to broaden the scope of its business. The proposed complex will include an ethane cracker with the capacity to produce 1.6 million mt/year of ethylene, making it the largest cracker in the Middle East. 26 Top 10 Ongoing Projects Refi ning & Petrochemicals Middle East July 2021www.refi ningandpetrochemicalsme.comSaudi Aramco - TotalEnergies - Amiral Petrochemical Complex -Overview LATEST UPDATES Saudi Aramco and Total plan to build a petrochemical complex in Jubail, Saudi Arabia which would supply more than $4 billion of downstream derivatives and specialty chemicals. The new complex will be integrated with Satorp Refi nery. The two giants plan to produce 1.5 metric tonnes annually (mta) of ethylene. Other high-value chemicals are in consideration to reach an overall output of 2.7 mta. The Amiral derivatives complex will also host other chemicals plants that will draw on feedstock from the proposed Satorp petrochemicals project to produce a variety of specialty chemicals and other downstream derivative products. This world-class complex also fi ts with the strategy to expand in petrochemicals by maximising the synergies within major platforms, leveraging low-cost feedstocks and taking advantage of the fast-growing Asian polymer market. Feb-21 The project is revealed to be moving at a slow pace. The pre qualification process is still facing delays due to the current market conditions related to low oil prices. Nov-20 FEED work on the new petrochemical complex is currently ongoing and expected to be completed by the end of 2020. The bidding process for the EPC contract will take place by Q2 2021 and the EPC award is expected by Q3 2021. Sep-20 The prequalifi cation process for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) works has been delayed due to the current market conditions. May-20 The 3 speciality units being developed by Ineos are in the early stages of FEED. The EPC contract for these units are expected to be awarded by Q4 2021. Apr-20 Total and Aramco are focused on controlling the cost and engineering studies for the petrochemical complex are underway. Apr-20 JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation has been awarded a contract to conduct the feasibility study for a new ethylidene norbornene (ENB) plant, as part of the Amiral petrochemical complex. Dec-19 The Amiral project’s Financial Investment Decision (FID) is expected by Q3 2021. Project commissioning is scheduled for Q4 2024 and the start-up of all units by Q4 2025. Nov-19 Veolia has been awarded two contracts for the management of wastes by incineration, and the processing and treatment for a very large scope of wastewater streams coming from the Amiral complex. Nov-19 MoU discussions are underway with Arlanxeo for a styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) and polybutadiene rubber (PBR) plant using butadiene feedstock. Nov-19 Two world-class polyethylene units will also be developed on the basis of the Advanced Double Loop (ADL) technology owned by Total. Oct-19 McDermott International has won a contract to provide licenses, basic engineering packages, extended basic engineering, training, technical services, and supply of proprietary equipment for the Amiral Complex project. Oct-19 McDermott’s Lummus Technology will provide licensing and engineering services for its olefi ns technology, low pressure recovery (refi nery off-gas recovery and treating), pygas hydrotreating. Oct-19 CDMtbe Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE) (production technology using catalytic distillation), CDIB (back cracking of MTBE to produce high purity isobutylene and methanol), and the BASF NMP (N-methylpyrrolidonebased butadiene extraction process). Jul-19 Third-party investors will pump an additional $4bn into the Amiral scheme to set up units within the complex, making the total cost of the megaproject at $9 billion. Ineos has committed $2bn to build three specialty chemicals units within the complex. Jul-19 Following the investment by Ineos, Aramco/Total may sign partnership deals with one or more chemicals producers to account for the remaining $2 billion earmarked for external stakeholding. Jul-19The FEED of the polyisobutylene plant is expected to be completed by Q4 2019. Jun-19 INEOS signs a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Saudi Aramco and Total to build three new plants as part of the Jubail Amiral complex project. Jun-19 The 3 plants to be built are a 425,000 tonne acrylonitrile plant, a 400,000 tonne linear alpha olefi n (LAO) plant and a poly alpha olefi n (PAO) plant. These units will begin production in 2025. The partnership between Total and Saudi Aramco has benefited from the close relationship they developed via the Satorp project. PROJECT AT A GLANCE Name of client: SAUDI ARAMCO - Saudi Arabian Oil Company TotalEnergies Estimated budget: $9,000,000,000 Facility type: Rubber, Polyethylene Sector: Petrochemicals Status: FEED Location: Jubail, Saudi Arabia Project start: 2017-Q3 End date: 2025-Q4 Last updated: 17-02-2021 Sub-contractors: Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Riyad Bank, JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation, McDermott International, ATM Engineer- ing, Veolia PROJECT SCHEDULES Project Announced: 3Q-2017 Feasibility Study: 3Q-2018 Pre-FEED: 4Q-2018 FEED: 4Q-2018 PMC: 4Q-2018 EPC ITB: 2Q-2021 Engineering & Procurement: 3Q-2021 Commissioning: 4Q-2024 Completion: 4Q-2025 PROJECT SCOPE The project scope involves the construction and integration of a petrochemical complex next to the Satorp Refinery in Jubail. The petrochemical complex will include a mixed feed steam cracker to produce 1.5 metric tonnes annually (MTA) of ethylene. Other high-value chemicals are in consideration as well to reach an output of 2.7 MTA. The main scope of the Amiral complex is to convert fossil fuels into building blocks for plastics. 27Top 10 Ongoing Projects Refi ning & Petrochemicals Middle East July 2021www.refi ningandpetrochemicalsme.comCKPC - Sturgeon County PDH and PP Facility Oct-20CKPC expects to resume the project in the first half of 2021. Jun-20The project has been put on hold, CKPC expects to resume by early 2021. Mar-20Pembina is deferring its investment of $2.7 billion into the project due to low global energy prices. Feb-20CKPC awards Tecnicas Reunidas a contract on a reimbursable basis for the PP facility. Jan-20 Engineering on the project has begun, and construction is anticipated to begin in late 2020. Mechanical completion of the new PDH unit is planned for H2 2023. Jan-20 Heartland Canada Partners (HCP), a partnership between Fluor and Kiewit Construction, has been awarded a contract to provide engineering, procurement and construction services for a new PDH unit. Dec-19 CKPC continues execution of the early works activities. The client has obtained all environmental and regulatory approvals to construct and operate the project. All long-lead equipment to support mechanical completion has been ordered. May-19Construction is expected to begin in September 2019. Fab-19 CKPC has reached the FID to move forward with construction of its proposed grassroots integrated PDH and PP complex. Dec-18 The client has not yet reached the contractual threshold required to take FID. It expects that decision to be made in early 2019. Oct-18 The FEED study for the project is currently being fi nalized. The engineering procurement and construction (EPC) contract could be awarded in three months. The PDH and PP project is set for completion in Q2 2023. Aug-18 CKPC continues to progress FEED for the proposed facility. It is expected that FEED activities will be completed by late 2018, followed by a FID. Dec-17The client awards Jacobs Engineering the FEED contract for the project. May-17 The preliminary capital cost estimate for the project is $3.8-$4.2 billion. The facility is expected to consume 22,000 barrels per day of propane produced in Alberta. Dec-16 The proposed facility has been approved to receive royalty credits under a petrochemicals diversification program. Apr-16 The fi nal investment decision (FID) is expected to be made by the middle of 2017. Subject to regulatory, environmental and Pembina’s Board of Directors’ approval, the project is expected to be in service by 2020. PROJECT AT A GLANCE Name of client: Canada Kuwait Petro- chemical Corp. (CKPC) Estimated budget: $4,500,000,000 Facility type: Propane Dehydrogenation, Polypropylene Sector: Petrochemicals Status: On Hold Location: Alberta - Sturgeon County, Canada Project start: 2016-Q2 End date: 2023-Q2 Last updated: 20-10-2020 Contractors: Fluor Corporation, Kiewit, Tecnicas Reunidas, Jacobs Engineering Group PROJECT SCOPE The project scope includes: • Construction of a world-scale combined propane dehydrogenation (PDH) and polypropylene (PP) upgrading facility with production capacity of 550,000 metric tonnes. • The facility is expected to consume 23,000 barrels per day of propane produced in Alberta and produce up to 800,000 tonnes of polypropylene per year. CKPC, a joint venture between Kuwait’s Petrochemical Industries Company (PIC) and Canada’s Pembina Pipeline Corporation, is the client of the project. PROJECT SCHEDULES Feasibility study: 2Q-2016 FEED: 4Q-2017 EPC ITB: 2Q-2019 Engineering & Procurement: 1Q-2020 Construction: 4Q-2020 Completion: 2Q-2023 LATEST UPDATES The project represents an opportunity to develop crucial new market demand for propane in the Province of Alberta. Over the past decade, approximately 85% of Alberta’s propane production has been exported across North America. Developing Alberta based, value-add infrastructure will increase local propane demand benefi ting Alberta’s oil and gas producers, as well as the Province, by increasing regional economic activity and tax base. The Project could consume approximately 35,000 barrels per day (bpd) of propane and produce up to 800,000 metric tonnes per annum (mtpa) of polypropylene. The polypropylene would be transported in a pellet form to markets across North America and internationally. Polypropylene is one of the world’s most commonly used polymers, traditional uses include automobile plastics, medical supplies, home appliances, transparent containers as well as numerous other applications. 28 Top 10 Ongoing Projects Refi ning & Petrochemicals Middle East July 2021www.refi ningandpetrochemicalsme.comNOGA - Aromatics Complex LATEST UPDATES Nov-20The EPC tender has not been issued yet. The client is looking for a developer. Jul-20 The EPC contract for the project is now scheduled to be awarded in Q1 2021 with the bidding process commencing in Q4 2020. Jan-20Bapco has stated that the EPC contract for the project has been rescheduled to be awarded in Q3 2020. Mar-19 PIC has withdrawn from the joint venture to develop the project which will cause further delays to the EPC tendering process. Mar-19 NOGA has pushed back the date of the tendering process. Detailed design has been completed and Noga is currently considering further studies on the complex. Oct-18NOGA has once again pushed back the tendering process of the project to Q1 2019. Mar-18 NOGA has stated that they plan to move forward with the project to build the aromatic complex and have announced that the tendering process is due to be launched in the second half of 2018. Feb-18Bapco has postponed issuing the tender for the EPC contract. Nov-17Bapco has stated that the Invitations to Bid on the contract will be issued in Q1 2018. Oct-17 NOGA has stated that they have plans for construction to commence in Q1 2019 and for the project to be completed by Q4 2020. Jul-17The fi nancial close of the project has been scheduled to be reached in Q3 2017. Jun-17 PIC and NOGA have planned to issue the Invitations to Bid (ITB) for this project’s EPC contract in September 2017. May-17 Bapco and PIC have planned to sign a partnership agreement by the end of May 2017. The new complex will be integrated with the Bapco refi nery, from where it will receive feedstock. May-17 Bapco has completed its FEED studies on the project. PIC and NOGA are in talks about fi nding a third external partner from either a Japanese or South Korean company. Dec-16 Technip has completed the FEED for the project. UOP has also appointed as the technology licensor for the processing facilities. Nov-16 PIC and NOGA have plans to award the EPC contract for this project in June 2017. The commissioning of the plant is scheduled for 2020. Oct-16FEED works are still in progress and expected to be completed in Q1 2017. Apr-16FEED completion has been pushed back again to the end of Q2 2016. Mar-16 Bapco has pushed back the completion date of FEED works to late April, due to the current market value. Dec-15Bapco offi cials have announced that FEED works are still ongoing and completion is expected in Q1 2016. Jan-15 Petrochemical Industries Company (PIC) and NogaHolding (NOGA) have signed an agreement to undertake a feasibility study for an aromatics plant in Bahrain. Noga is the sole client for the project after Petrochemical Industries Company (PIC) has withdrawn for the development process. PROJECT AT A GLANCE Name of client: NOGA - National Oil & Gas Authority Estimated budget: $1,000,000,000 Facility type: Aromatics, Toluene Di-Isocyanate, Xylene, Benzene Sector: Petrochemicals Status: FEED Location: Sitra, Bahrain Project start: 2015-Q1 End date: 2023-Q4 Last updated: 11-11-2020 Sub-contractors: BAPCO - Bahrain Petroleum Company, EACS - Environment Arabia Consultancy Services PROJECT SCOPE The project scope includes: • Construction of an aromatics complex with a paraxylene plant which will provide basic petrochemical intermediates such as benzene, toluene, xylene and a few others. • The production capacity is expected to be 1.44 million tons a year. • Heat exchanger • Installation of safety equipment, electrical and mechanical equipment • Construction of associated facilities After the completion of the Bapco modernization program (BMP), Bapco will produce a total of about 96,000 barrels per day (bpd) of whole range naphtha. About 56,000 bpd of this will be heavy naphtha which is suitable for aromatics production. In the current BMP confi guration there is no use for this naphtha other than partial use for gasoline production. The Bahrain Aromatics Complex concept is based on building an aromatics complex in Bahrain that will use the heavy naphtha feed stock which will be available from Bapco after the BMP completion. It is planned to have only two products: p-Xylene and Benzene. P-Xylene will be maximized because it is the most valuable product and Benzene has to be produced for technical reasons. PROJECT SCHEDULES Project Announced: 1Q-2015 Feasibility Study: 1Q-2015 FEED: 3Q-2015 EPC ITB: 2Q-2021 Engineering & Procurement: 4Q-2021 Completion: 4Q-2023 Future expansion plans: Possible expansion mooted into purified terephthalic acid (PTA) and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) at a later stage. 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