Honeywell has been selected by Kuwait National Petroleum
Company (KNPC) to provide the Integrated Control and Safety System
(ICSS) for its new 615,000 barrel-a-day Al Zour refinery complex to be
built in southern Kuwait. Honeywell will also provide the front-end
engineering design (FEED) for the system.
This
will be Kuwait’s fourth refinery and the largest refinery in the entire
Middle East. The total capacity of Kuwait’s three current refineries is
930,000 barrels a day. The new refinery is targeted for start-up in
2018.
“With
this new refinery, Kuwait will become one of the largest producers of
clean fuels in the Middle East,” said James King, Honeywell general
manager, Kuwait. “Honeywell’s suite of proven technologies for the
refining industry is well suited to support a quick and safe refinery
start up, and efficient operations. We are pleased to have been selected
for this important project.”
Honeywell
has provided industry-leading technologies to KNPC’s refineries for
about 30 years through its Process Solutions (HPS) business and has
long-sustained a presence in Kuwait. As the main automation contractor
for the new Al Zour refinery, Honeywell will supply Experion® PKS as the
main control system for the refinery complex, as well as integrate all
process automation systems throughout the site. Additionally, having HPS
perform front-end engineering and design of the system will help drive
consistent designs from other contractors throughout the entire project
and help speed its completion.
“We
are very excited to begin work on this new refinery, which will further
position Kuwait as an industry leader not only in the Middle East, but
on a global level,” said Mr. Khaled Al-Awadhi, New Refinery Project
manager. “Honeywell’s technology and experience in process controls will
enable the Al Zour refinery to effectively meet the energy demands of
Kuwait and reduce overall emissions.”
The
new refinery complex will help to meet domestic demand and export of
ultra-low sulfur products such as fuel oil, diesel and kerosene, as well
as petrochemical feedstocks.
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