The plant will produce 225,000 metric tons per annum (MTPA) of Normal Paraffins (NP) and 150,000 MTPA of LAB
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), and its project partner Cepsa, have announced the awarding of a key contract, as both companies move forward with plans to develop a world-scale Linear Alkyl Benzene (LAB) plant in the Ruwais Derivatives Park.
The LAB project is the first of the derivative units to be advanced under ADNOC’s AED 165 billion (US $45 billion) Ruwais downstream investment programme.
The Front End Engineering Design (FEED) contract, a key milestone in the development of the LAB project, has been awarded to Técnicas Reunidas, a Spanish-based engineering company which has been active in the UAE since 2006.
When it comes on stream, the plant will produce 225,000 metric tons per annum (MTPA) of Normal Paraffins (NP) and 150,000 MTPA of LAB.
“The park will act as a prime catalyst for the next stage of ADNOC’s petrochemical transformation by inviting partners to invest and produce new products and solutions from the growing range of feedstocks that are available in Ruwais,” commented Abdulla Ateya Al Messabi, Refining & Petrochemicals Business Unit Manager, ADNOC.
“This award reinforces our relationship with two priority TR clients, ADNOC and Cepsa, and consolidates our position in a strategic country where we have been working continuously for the past ten years,” noted Miguel Paradinas, Deputy CEO, Técnicas Reunidas.
Alongside the Ruwais Derivatives Park, ADNOC also plans to develop the Ruwais Conversion Park that will spur new business creation even further down the petrochemical value chain.
