Ref.-No.

:
ProOil-314

50,000 bpd Pre-owned OIL REFINERY

• Presented by: Lohrmann International Germany

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Contents

1. History and background

2. Operation
– Block flow diagram

– Major revamps

– Important indexes

3. Process Units (14 units)

4. Crude runs

5. Production and yields

6. Turnarounds
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1. History and background

• Thanks to two main phases of modernization and upgrading, the refinery is well adapted to meet
local demand in terms of product mix, and is compliant with the most recent European standards
and regulations with regard to product specifications (sulphur and aromatics content amongst
others) and environmental limits (emissions, etc.)

• The first phase of modernization and upgrade was completed in the early-mid 90’s and included
mainly Dewaxing, HDS, Isomerization units and sulphur recovery units. In 1997 a combined cycle
(power and steam) plant was built. The plant produces electricity through its 25 MW combined
cycle covers its own power consumption and offers the opportunity to sell 5-8 MW to the external
grid.

• The second phase, completed in 2004, included the implementation of a new RCC (Residue
Catalytic Cracker) and additional desulphurization capacity.
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1. History and background

• The RCC in particular allowed the increase in production of transportation fuels, with heavy fuel oil
production being dramatically reduce, whilst upgrading of desulphurization facilities (including an
Axens Prime G gasoline hydrotreater) allowed the refinery to meet the required sulphur-free
gasoline and diesel specs.

• During the period 2007-2013, important environmental projects were implemented (with total
investments of EUR 73m) to improve air and water emissions and to minimize the risk of soil and
ground water pollution.
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1. History and background

• The refinery underwent a complete 6-week maintenance turnaround in September 2013 during
which all of its parts were inspected cleaned and/or changed when necessary and catalysts
were regenerated. The Company spent EUR 25 million to carry out this maintenance turnaround
which is due every 5 years.

• A highly flexible and modern refining platform as evidenced by its sophistication indices (ranked
within the European 1st quartile as per Cracking, Wood Mackenzie complexity and Nelson
Complexity indices (NCI)

• NCI: 9.9 - well above NWE refining average of 8.2

• Important investments made over the last 10 years, including the installation of a RCC
unit (increasing production of transportation fuels while minimizing residual heavy oil
output), and an upgrade of its desulphurization facilities (allowing the refinery to meet
low sulphur gasoline and diesel specifications as required by EU environmental
regulations)
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2. Operation

• During 2001-2004, the refinery went through a major investment program, including the installation
of a Residue Catalytic Cracker, a polynaphtha plant, and a Prime G unit.

• This program also included the revamping of existing units, notably the gasoil hydrotreater to
meet diesel fuels sulphur content specifications. In March 2004, the new Residue Catalytic
Cracker (TRC2000 project) went on stream allowing to produce motor fuels compliant with EU
sulphur content regulation.

• PIMS linear programming model is used for production planning and crude selection. It is
considered as one of the best programs for refinery optimization.

• The refinery is fully equipped to fulfill EU product specifications and has incorporated the EU fuels
directives into national legislation.

• The refinery complies with REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of
Chemicals) regulations.
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2. Operation - Block flow diagram

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2. Operation – Major revamps

• Thanks to its high conversion capacities and in particular to its recently installed RCC unit, the
production of heavy fuel oil (HFO) has been dramatically reduced, down almost to zero. Three
units built in 1962 are still in operation (after revamping): Topping, Unifying and Reforming. Major
revamps for all the units are listed in the table below.
Year First
Unit Actual Capacity (bpsd) Licensor Year Major Revamps Technology
Startup
Atmospheric Distillation 1962 57,000 SNAMPROGETTI 1972 Unit expansion Parsons
1996 Energy Saving Foster
Wheeler
Unifining (Naptha 1962 21,000 UOP 1972 Unit expansion Parsons
Desulphurzation)
Reforming (UOP Patforming) 1962 12,500 UOP 1972 Unit Expansion Parsons
1990 Revamp UOP
1997 Addition of packinox Alfa Laval
feed / effluent
exchanger
Isomerzation with 1992 6,800 UOP - - -

deisohexanizer
Gasoil Hydrodesulphurzation 1994 24,000 Akzo Nobel / Foster 2003 Upgrade for 10 ppm S Akzo Nobel /
Wheeler specification and Foster
installation Wheeler
Catalytic Dewaxing 1994 7,500 Akzo Nobel / Foster 2003 / Change of catalyst and Akzo Nobel /
Wheeler 2004 operating conditions Foster
Wheeler
Residue Catlytic Cracking 2004 19,000 IFP (Axens) 2012 Expansion joints and Shaw
springs upgrade (Technip)
Sulfrex and Polynaphta Units 2004 3,600 IFP (Axens) 2008 Capaciity expansion (from 16 IFP,
Axens, m³/h to current capacity)
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2. Operation – Mayor revamps (cont.)*

Year First
Unit Actual Capacity (bpsd) Licensor Year Major Revamps Technology
Startup

Prime G 2004 8,300 IFP (Axens) - - -

Revamp to
Foster
Amine Regeneration Unit 1994 Foster Wheeler 2004 accomodate higher
Wheeler
sulphur capacity
Sour Water Stripper 1994 10 m³/h - - - -

Sulphur Plant 1994 6 t/day sulphur Comprimo 2004 Unit was ideled -

Upgrade of control
Sulphur Plant 2004 21 t/day sulphur KTI 2013
logics
100 t/h steam, 25 MW
Combined Cycle 1997 generation GE (gas turbine) - -

capacity
85 t/h steam generation
CO Boiler 2004 FWI 2007 Rebuilding of tubesheets IDI
capacity
80 t/h steam, 13 MW Integration in new Foster
Condensing Steam Turbine 1962 ABB 1997
generation capacity combined cycle Wheeler
25 t/h steam generation - -
Waste Heat Boiler 1997 Foster Wheeler
capacity
Hydrogen PSA 2004 26000 Nm³/h gas LINDE - -

Revamp for first refinery

Foster
Refinery Utilities 1962 SNAMPROGETTI 1994
expansion Wheeler
Foster
2004 Revamp for RCC project
Wheeler
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2. Operation – Important indexes

Thanks to investments carried out since 2004, the refinery complies with the sulphur-free gasoline
and diesel specs.

Cat Hydro Thermal Octane Desulph. WoodMac Cracking

Refinery Crude unit Cooking NCI*
Cracking Cracking Cracking Index Index Index Index

ProOil-314 57 19 0 0 0 44 8.5 9.5 8.7 51%

*NCI: Nelson Complexity Index

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3. Process Units

3.1 Atmospheric distillation (topping)

• The topping unit is part of the first units built on the site, in 1962. The original capacity was for
2.000.000 T/y (about 6.000 T/day).

• The unit was expanded in 1970 -1972 to its present capacity of 7700 T/day (2.800.000 T/y- about
57,000 bpd), which is why there are two fired heaters in parallel in the current installation. The unit
fractionates the crude in: gas, naphtha + LPG, kerosene, light gasoil, heavy gasoil and
atmospheric residue.

• Heavy gasoil and atmospheric residue are currently fed together to the Residue Catalytic
Cracking plant.

• The overhead naphtha is fed to the Unifining Naphtha Desulphurization unit.

• Other major modifications:

− 1996-1997 energy saving project: modifications of column overheads and side-stream
integration, replacement of debutanizer internals.
− 2004: installation of new burners in the main heater F-1101 and up to date Burner
Management System.
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3. Process Units

3.2 Unifining (naphta desulphurization)

Max capacity: 140 m³/h (21,000 BPSD - Barrels Per Stream Day)

• As the Topping unit, it was originally built in 1962 and expanded in 1970-1972. The unit was built
with a UOP license, and was successively revamped in 1997 and 2003 (TRC 2000- residual cracking
projects).

• The Unifining heater (1962) is also equipped with an up to date burner and BMS. The unit removes
sulphur form naphtha and LPG, using hydrogen from the Platformer.

• The LPG is split from the naphtha in the debutanizer column, which was subjected to an important
revamp in 1996.

• The naphtha is then split into light naphtha and heavy naphtha in the Naphtha Splitter.

• The light naphtha is fed to the Isomerization unit.

• The heavy naphtha is fed to the Reformer (UOP Platformer).

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3. Process Units

3.3 Reforming unit (UOP Platformer)

Max capacity: 82 m³/h (12,500 BPSD)

• As the Topping unit, it was originally built in 1962 and expanded in 1970-1972. The unit was built
with a UOP license, and was revamped in 1989-1990 (furnace retubing and radial reactors, in 1997
(installation of a new Packinox feed/effluent exchanger) and 2003 (TRC 2000).

• The unit is a semi regenerative reformer, with an operating pressure at the separator of about 25
barg. The average catalyst cycle length with actual charge is 18-20 months. The unit is fed with
heavy naphtha and produces:

− Hydrogen rich gas, used for hydrodesulphurization units

− Stabilized LPG
− High octane Reformate (RON 97- 99.5 as required)
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3. Process Units

3.4 Isomerization unit with deisohexanizer (UOP)

Max capacity: 45 m³/h (6,800 BPSD)

• The Isomerization unit was built in 1991 / 1992, with UOP technology.

• The isomerization unit increases the octane of the light naphtha, by converting linear molecules to
branched molecules.

• The unit conversion is enhanced by the deisohexanizer, a special column that separates linear
molecules from branched molecules.

• The unit is fed with light naphtha and hydrogen, and produces isomerate and fuel gas.
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3. Process Units

3.5 Gasoil hydrodesulphurization

Max capacity: 160 m³/h (24,000 BPSD)

• Reactor replacement to achieve tougher product specifications

• Addition of fractionation section, in order to separate treated RCC heavy naphtha

• The purpose of the gasoil hydrodesulphurization unit is to remove sulphur and nitrogen from
distillates. The operating pressure of the reactor is about 40 barg.

• This is achieved by heating the distillates with hydrogen and treating them on a fixed bed
catalytic reactor. In current operation, the unit is fed with:

− Kerosene and gasoil from topping

− Heavy naphtha from RCC
− The operation of the unit is dedicated to Diesel production, with a byproduct of light
ends that are retreated in other refinery sections.
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3. Process Units

3.6 Catalytic dewaxing

Max capacity: 50 m³/h (7,500 BPSD)

• The Dewaxing unit was originally built in 1993 / 1994. The original purpose of the unit was to
convert the heavy paraffins contained in the Topping Heavy Gasoil to lighter products (Gasoline
and Distillates). The reactor was operating at a pressure of 65 barg. The unit includes a
recontacting section to maximize the recovery of the LPG vis-à-vis gas production.

• With the 2003 Refinery expansion, where the RCC (Residue Catalytic Cracking Unit) was
introduced, the unit has changed function.

• The Heavy Gasoil is currently fed to the RCC plant, and the Dewaxing is operated at 40 barg
pressure. The feed is a mixture of LCO (heavy aromatic gasoil from cracking), atmospheric gasoil,
cat kero with the objective of producing both normal heating oil and low sulphur and low
nitrogen ECOCALOR heating oil.
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3. Process Units

3.7 Residue catalytic cracking

Max capacity: 126 m³/h (19,000 BPSD)

• The Residue Catalytic Unit is a "full residue" cat cracking unit. This means that the entire
atmospheric residue (+ Heavy Gasoil) is fed directly to the Unit. In Europe, in most units the feed
consists of heavy vacuum distillates and not a full atmospheric residue.

• The unit is subdivided in four sections:

− Reaction section
− Catalyst regeneration section
− Fractionation section
− Wet gas recovery section

• The unit was built grassroots in 2003 / 2004. Modifications were implemented in 2007 on the CO
Boiler and in 2012 in the catalytic section.

• Licensor was IFP, current licensor is Shaw (Technip).

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3.7 Residue catalytic cracking (cont.)

Max capacity: 126 m³/h (19,000 BPSD)

a) Reaction Section: In this section, the feed is heated and mixed with a zeolite catalyst in fluid
state. The reaction occurs in the riser, and then the catalyst is separated from the product vapors
and sent in continuous to regenerate - which essentially consists in burning the coke generated by
the cracking of the feed. The unit is equipped with two regenerators, in partial burn mode.

b) Fractionation Section: In this section, the reactor effluent (in vapor form) is condensed and
separated by distillation in various fractions in the Main Fractionator. The fractions are:
• Overheads (mix of gas, LPG and naphtha sent to section 7600)
• Distillates (LCO)
• Clarified Oil (bottoms)
This sections also redistillates various streams that help in the separation of light products by
absorption in section 7600.

c) Wet Gas Recovery Section: In this unit, the gases from the overheads of the main fractionator are
recontacted, compressed and stabilized to have:
• Clean fuel gas
• Unsaturated (olefinic) LPG
• Gasoline, which is sent to the Prime G unit (Unit 7900)
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3. Process Units

3.8 LPG sulfrex and polynaphta unit

Max capacity: 24 m³/h (3,600 BPSD)

• LPG sulfrex: is a unit that removes sulphur from the LPG, in order not to poison the Polynaphtha
catalyst. Polynaphtha: as LPG sulfrex, it was built in 2004 with a 16 m3/h capacity and revamped
to 24 m³/h capacity in 2008.

• In this unit, olefinic LPG molecules combine to give a high octane gasoline blending component.
The products are:
− Unconverted LPG, sent to LPG product
− Poly Gasoline, sent to gasoline blending pool
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3. Process Units

3.9 Prime G unit

Max capacity: 55 m³/h (8,300 BPSD)

• The Prime G unit is a selective catalytic desulphurization process for the Cat Cracker light
naphtha.

• The unit is fed with the whole debutanized naphtha from Unit 7600, and separates:

− A heavy naphtha stream, which is sent to the HDS unit to be desulphurized and then to
gasoline pool
− A light naphtha stream, which is desulphurized in a special selective reactor. The
catalyst in this reactor eliminates the sulphur, but not the olefins in this stream that have
a high octane. The Light Cat Naphtha is sent to Gasoline blending pool
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3. Process Units

3.10 RCC complex auxiliaries

CO Boiler

• The effluent gas from the RCC regenerators is rich in Carbon Monoxide, that cannot be
dispersed to the atmosphere. This flue gas component is burnt in a special boiler. The heat is
used to generate steam (up to 85 T/h High Pressure steam), that is used to drive the RCC heavy
machinery.

Flue Gas Treatment

• The flue gas exiting from the CO boiler is successively treated in:

− DeNOx unit to remove this kind of pollutants

− DeSOx unit to remove this kind of pollutants
− Particulates abatement unit

• The clean gases are then vented through the chimney.

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3. Process Units

3.11 Amine, sour water stripper and suphur recovery units

• The three units treat the sulphur and ammonia contained in refinery gas streams, which carry
these contaminants as a result of the various desulphurization processes (Unifining, HDS and
Dewaxer fuel gas) and cracking process (fuel gas from RCC).

a) Amine Unit: The amine regeneration unit was built in 1993 / 1994. The amine system treats the
sour gases in dedicated absorbers, removing sulphur components. The amine is then treated
and stripped in Unit 1700. The resulting concentrated sulphur compound stream is sent to the
Sulphur Recovery Unit. The unit was revamped during the 2003 / 2004 TRC 2000 project.

b) Sour Water Stripper Unit: The unit was built in 1993 / 1994. This unit treats contaminated water
(wash water etc.) coming from process units. The water is stripped with steam, then sent to
Waste Water Treatment plant.

c) Sulphur Plant: The current sulphur plant (21 T/day capacity) was built new in 2003 by KTI. The unit
is complete with a SCOT Tail Gas Treatment Unit, which means that the overall recovery
capacity is 99.9 % of sulphur in feed. The Sulphur unit built in 1993 (6 T/day capacity) has been
abandoned.
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3. Process Units

3.12 Combined cycle GT power generating unit

• The combined cycle unit was built in 1997 and includes:

− 25 MW gas turbine
− Revamped 13 MW condensing steam turbine (originally built in 1972). This unit is currently
out of operation but ready for service
− Waste heat boiler, to recuperate heat from the gas turbine fumes. The boiler is
equipped with post firing and can generate up to 100 T/h high pressure steam

• The unit uses fuel gas from Refinery Units. In 2010, the unit was equipped with a Catalytic DeNOx.

3.13 Waste heat boiler

• This is a unit installed in 1997. It generates 25 barg steam from the hot flue gases of the process
units of hydro-skimming block.
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3. Process Units

3.14 Waste water treatment

• The Refinery has a waste water treatment unit, recently revamped to be in line with current
legislation. The capacity is 300 m³/h of waste water. The main sections are:

− Homogenization (revamped in 2012)

− Flocculation (revamped in 2012)
− Bacterial beds
− Sand filters (new, installed in 2013)
− Activate carbon filters (installed in 2013)
− Settlement basins, water tanks (5000 m³) and mud tank (600 m³)
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4. Turnarounds

Extensive maintenance turnarounds were carried out on the refinery in 2007 and 2013. In 2013 the
turnaround cost amounted to EUR 25m (plus EUR 2m for the catalysts), covering major turnaround,
routine maintenance and small projects to increase the reliability and profitability of the refinery,
including:

• Cleaning and inspection of about 900 pieces of equipment of which about 600 required
statutory inspection
• Replacement of some equipment (heat exchangers, lines, tower internals, valves, etc.)
• Maintenance of the main rotating machines (compressor, pumps)
• Maintenance of electrical network and main motors
• Maintenance of instrumentation
• Refractory replacement in the RCC catalytic section and furnaces
• Specific reliability project: replacement of 1 slide valve of cracker (specific device to
control the flow of catalyst in the cat cracker), tubes of convective section of unifiner
furnace, and the rotor of the reformer compressor
• New catalyst at the Dewaxing unit in order to increase the production of the "green"
heating oil "ECOCALOR" (sulphur content below 50 ppm and nitrogen content below 100
ppm)

The refinery is now set for a new 5-year period without any maintenance turnaround.
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