SOCAR contracts Axens on Baku refinery upgrade
12/3/2015 12:00:00 AM
As a major licensor for clean fuel production, Axens has been selected for the modernization project of the Heydar Aliyev oil refinery, the company announced on Thursday.
The project will enable the refinery, located at Baku, to increase its annual processing capacity, from 6.0 MMtpy to 7.5 MMtpy and produce high-quality Euro 5 fuels.
This project is currently one of the most important projects of The State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) at a downstream stage, according to company officials.
As part of the project, Axens is providing the following technologies:
- Prime-G+, gasoline desulfurization unit for a design capacity of 1.2 MMtpy
- Prime-D, diesel hydrotreater unit for a design capacity of 3.0 MMtpy
Axens says it is recognized by SOCAR as a key technology provider for clean fuel technologies since it was involved in the STAR refinery project in Turkey, supplying the naphtha, kerosene and diesel hydrotreating processes.
Financial terms were not disclosed.
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