Ras Lanuf Refinery
Ras Lanuf Refinery is located in Libya Ras Lanuf Refinery Location of in Libya | |
| Country | Libya |
|---|---|
| City | Ras Lanuf |
| Coordinates | 30°28′29′′N 18°34′25′′E / 30.47472°N 18.57361°E / 30.47472; 18.57361 |
| Refinery details | |
| Operator | Libyan Emirates Oil Refining Company |
| Commissioned | 1984 |
| Capacity | 220,000 bbl/d (35,000 m3/d) |
The Ras Lanuf Refinery is a topping and reforming oil refinery in Ras Lanuf, Libya. It is part of a larger petrochemical complex also consisting of an ethylene plant, a polyethylene plant, plant utilities, and Ra's Lanuf Harbor.[1] Until 9 March 2009, the complex was operated by the RASCO, a subsidiary of the National Oil Corporation. The current operator is the Libyan Emirates Oil Refining Company.[2]
History
[edit ]The Ra's Lanuf Refinery became operational during 1984.[1] [3] In 2007, the decision to expand the refinery for the production of benzene, butadiene, and MTBE was made.[4] For this, NOC concluded a contract to establish a joint venture with Dow Chemical Company. [5] In 2008, a 2ドル billion contract with the Star Consortium, comprising the Al Ghurair's subsidiary TransAsia Gas International and ETA Ascon Star Group's Star Petro Energy, to own and upgrade the refinery was concluded.[6] [7] However, in March 2009, NOC and Al Ghurair's subsidiary Trusta signed an agreement to form a joint venture the Libyan Emirati Refining Company (Lerco) to operate and upgrade the refinery.[2]
Additional storage tanks were to be built by Vitol,[8] with the expansion expected to be completed by 2013.[1]
Description
[edit ]The refinery has a capacity of 220,000 barrels per day (35,000 m3/d).[1] [3] It is a simple hydroskimming refinery, but its products meet market specifications due to the use of high quality crude oil. It produces fuel oil, gas oil, naphtha and kerosene. The complex also produces petrochemicals, utilizing naphtha as a feed stock for an ethylene plant with a capacity of 1.2 million tons per year (tpy). Its main products are ethylene (330,000 tpy), propylene (170,000 tpy), Mix C4 (130,000 tpy) and P Gasoline (335,000 tpy).
Notes
[edit ]- ^ a b c d "Ra's Lanuf Refinery". Downstream Today. 2008年09月10日. Retrieved 2009年08月13日.
- ^ a b Carey, Glen; Chmaytelli, Maher (2009年03月10日). "Dubai's Al-Ghurair to Upgrade Libyan Oil Refinery". Bloomberg . Retrieved 2011年09月16日.
- ^ a b "Country Analysis Brief. Libya". Energy Information Administration. July 2009. Archived from the original on 2009年09月16日. Retrieved 2009年08月13日.
- ^ "Libya. The Economy". Mohamed Ghattours & Company. 2005. Retrieved 2009年08月13日.
- ^ "Dow, Libya's NOC Team Up". Downstream Today. AFX News Limited. 2007年04月18日. Retrieved 2009年08月13日.
- ^ "Star Consortium, Libya's NOC Reach 2ドルB Refinery Deal". Downstream Today. 2008年07月15日. Retrieved 2009年08月13日.
- ^ "Libya: Al Ghurair Investment & ETA Ascon Star Group conclude US2ドル billion deal with NOC". Al Bawaba. 2008年07月14日. Retrieved 2011年09月16日.
- ^ "Vitol To Build Storage Tanks At Ra's Lanuf". Downstream Today. 2008年06月16日. Retrieved 2009年08月13日.
