Al-Zour refinery to have the biggest refining capacity in the Middle East
SNC-Lavalin announced it has signed a US$ 180mn contract with Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC), a subsidiary of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, for commissioning management support services, as well as the preparation and delivery of training, documentation and competency development consultancy services at the Al Zour Refinery in Kuwait.
“This deal demonstrates our globally renowned expertise and extensive capabilities in downstream and delivering a successful start-up and the steady state operations of the refinery,” said Christian Brown, President, Oil & Gas, SNC-Lavalin.
Under the agreement, SNC-Lavalin will provide commissioning technical services including master plan, start-up program development, risk assessment and management, commissioning management support, operations readiness and assurance, project phase execution activities and conducting a safe and efficient start-up and operations.
The Al-Zour refinery will have the biggest refining capacity in the Middle East, and is designed to refine 615,000 barrels per day at maximum capacity, increasing Kuwait’s national refining capacity to more than 1.5 million barrels per day. The refinery will produce high value products, and low sulphur fuel oil to replace high sulphur fuel oil that is presently used in local power generation plants. Other refinery end products will include ultra low sulphur diesel and kerosene, petrochemical naphta, granulated sulphur and LPG.