Name of the Project
Assiut refinery hydrocracking complex.

Location
Assiut refinery, in Egypt.

Project Owner/s
Assiut National Oil Processing Company (ANOPC).

Project Description
The project is considered the biggest oil refining project in upper Egypt.

The project involves the construction of a new hydrocracking complex for the Assiut refinery. The complex will transform lower-value petroleum products from ASORC’s nearby refinery into about 2.8-million tons a year of cleaner products such as Euro 5 diesel.

The project will also produce naphta (400 000 t/y), used in high-octane gasoline, liquid petroleum gas (100 000 t/y), coke (300 000 t/y) and sulphur (66 000 t/y).

The project includes a vacuum distillation unit, a diesel hydrocracking unit, a delayed coker unit,  a distillate hydrotreating unit and a hydrogen production facility.

Potential Job Creation
Not stated.

Capital Expenditure
The project is estimated at $2.5-billion.

Planned Start/End Date
The project is scheduled to be completed in 2022.

Latest Developments
TechnipFMC has successfully completed the remaining conditions required to enable work to start on the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with ANOPC for the construction of the new hydrocracking complex.

The EPC contract covers new process units, such as a vacuum distillation unit, a diesel hydrocracking unit, a delayed coker unit and a distillate hydrotreating unit, as well as a hydrogen production facility unit using TechnipFMC’s steam reforming proprietary technology. The project also includes other process units, interconnecting, offsites and utilities.

Key Contracts, Suppliers and Consultants
TechnipFMC (front-end engineering design and EPC); and Petrojet (construction, procurement and precommissioning works).

Contact Details for Project Information
ASORC, tel +20 88 232 4672.