The project’s objective is to reduce the sulfur content of gasoline and diesel produced by the refinery to ten parts per million, and to reduce the level of benzene in gasoline.
The FEED scope includes new isomerization, naphtha splitting and sulfur guard-bed units as well as the addition of new equipment, including a diesel hydrotreater reactor, in existing units.
The FEED also includes the debottlenecking of the hydrocracker and gas concentration units, and replacement of crude and vacuum distillation tower internals.
Other new facilities include two new tanks, a new pipe rack, instrument air compressor, condensate system, substation, process interface building and workshop.
According to the company, main control and monitoring systems will also be upgraded, as will the laboratory facilities.
Foster Wheeler SOFCON is an unincorporated consortium between a unit of Foster Wheeler’s Engineering and Construction Group and A. Al-Saihati, A. Fattani & O. Al-Othman Consulting Engineering Co (SOFCON).
