KazMunaiGas (KMG) has selected UOP (part of the Honeywell group) to help it upgrade its facility and boost the production of gasoline and diesel. The Pavlodar Oil Chemical Refinery (POCR) will use a range of UOP processes and services to modernize its facility in Northeast Kazakhstan Province, allowing it to meet Euro-5 standards aimed at reducing motor vehicle pollution.
Established in 1978, POCR is one of Kazakhstan’s three oil refineries, and it is the country’s largest oil processing enterprise. It processed about 100,000 bbl/d in 2010, accounting for 30% of refined product output in the country. Last year, Kazakhstan announced that by 1 January 2016, all refineries will meet Euro-5 gasoline and diesel production standards, which were implemented to help curb motor vehicle pollution. POCR will use a suite of Honeywell’s UOP technology for its revamp project. The new units, expected to start up in 2015, will raise the process capacity to 7.5 Mt/year (150,000 bbl/d) of crude feedstock into gasoline blending components and high-quality diesel, increasing the depth of conversion to more than 90%.
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