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Petroleum Industries Company integration project, Kuwait

21st April 2017

By: Sheila Barradas

Creamer Media Research Coordinator & Senior Deputy Editor

     

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Name of the Project
Petroleum Industries Company (PIC) integration project.

Location
Kuwait.

Client
PIC.

Project Description
The project entails the integration of the PIC’s Olefins III and Aromatics II projects with the new Al-Zour 615 000 bbl/d refinery, which will be one of the largest refineries in the region.

The aim is to build a petrochemicals complex to produce 940 000 t/y of polypropylene, 1.4-million tons a year of paraxylene, 420 000 t/y of gasoline and 208 900 t/y of fuel using propene and naphtha from the Al-Zour refinery.

Jobs to Be Created
Not stated.

Value
The project has an initial total cost of $7.8-billion.

Duration
Production is expected to start in the second quarter of 2022.

Latest Developments
Amec Foster Wheeler has been awarded the front-end engineering design (FEED) for the integration project, which will lead to project management consultancy for the project.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
Amec Foster Wheeler (FEED and project management consultancy).

On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
PIC, tel + 965 2385 1217, fax +965 2385 1171 or email media@pic.com.kw.

Edited by Martin Zhuwakinyu
Creamer Media Magazine Managing Editor

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