Saudi Aramco Ras Tanura Refinery Best Practice

Saudi Aramco Ras Tanura Refinery Best Practice

Saudi Aramco Ras Tanura Refinery
Best Practice
30th JCCP International
Symposium Program
Abdulhakim A. Al-Gouhi
January 25, 2012
Saudi Aramco Refinery System (MBD)
Refining
Yanbu
235 MBD
Ras Tanura
2011
2,260 MBD
550 MBD
Riyadh
Jeddah
88 MBD
120MBD
2016
3,460 MBD
Saudi Aramco’s International JVs
RTR Clean Fuel Project – Best Practice
The Kingdom required gasoline and diesel specifications
by year 2015:
Max Sulfur,
ppm wt
Gasoline
(91/95 RON)
1,000  10
Max Benzene, Max Aromatic,
Vol.%
Vol.%
3.0  1.0
Max Sulfur,
ppm wt
Transportation
Diesel
500  10
None  35
LPG
Isomerate 50 MBD
Isomerate
Unit
Naphtha
CCR J24
325 MBD
AL/AH
CRUDE
Crude Unit
Plant 15
Kerosene
Diesel
91 RON
Gasoline Blender
150 MBD
170 KTA Benzene
95 RON
BT Unit
REF
Ref
SPL
SPL
70 KTA Toluene
DHT J88
1100 KTA P-Xylene
P-Xylene Unit
HCK J80
Vac. Gas Oil
L/H Naphtha
Heavy Aromatic
VISB J85
90 MBD
New NHT/CCR
Asphalt
Plant 63
LPG
225 MBD
Asphalt
LSRN
Fuel Oil
140 MBD
GAS Cond.
L/H Naphtha
Gas SPL
Plant J64
500 PPM
Kerosene
Diesel Blender
L/H Diesel
90 MBD
10 PPM
Existing Plants
AGO to Fuel Oil or export
CFP Scope
Ras Tanura Refinery Role in Petrochemical
 Providing quality refined feed stocks
 Improving margins via synergies
 Sharing utilities, support services, assets, etc.
Ras Tanura Refinery Role in Petrochemical
 Saudi Aramco Dow Arabia (Sadara)
RasValue
Tanura
Refinery
in Petrochemical
The
Chain from
feedstockRole
to petrochemicals
Petrochemical
Feedstock
Base
Chemical
Units
Chemicals
Building
Blocks
“Cracker+1”
Derivatives &
Products
Polyethylenes
Ethylene Oxide
Ethylene
Steam Cracker
Propylene
C4 Stream
NGLs
Olefins
building
blocks
Gas Oils
Hydrocracker
Benzene
Naphtha
Toluene
Fluidized Catalytic
Cracker
Xylenes
Aromatics
building
blocks
Vinyl Acetate
Ethyl Alcohol
Acetaldehyde
Polypropylenes
“Cracker+2”
Products &
Intermediates
Ethylene
Elastomers
Other
Products &
Specialties
Ethylene Glycols
Specialty
Ethanolamines
VCM
Polyalphaolefins
MMA
Bisphenol-A
Propylene Oxide
Propylene Glycol
ether Acetates
Cumene
Polyacrylates
Acrylic Acid
MTBE (oxyfuels)
Acrylonitrile
Butadiene
NBR/SBR/Butyl
Rubbers
Ethylbenzene
Styrene
Monomer
Cyclyohexane
Polyurethane
TDI
Solvents
Paraxylene
PTA
Orthoxylene
Plasticizers
Oxygenated Solvents
Specialty Polyesters
Superabsorbent
Polymer
Epoxies
Cyanoacrylates
PMMA
Polycarbonate
Polystyrene
ABS, SAN
NBR
Acrylic Elastomers
Specialty PVCs
Reformer + BTX
Ras Tanura Refinery Role in Petrochemical
Conclusion:
Kingdom’s Refining System
Clean Fuel Project – Best Practice
RT Refinery Role in Petrochemicals
Thank you !
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