Name of Client : Kuwait Integrated Petrochemical Industries Company (KIPIC)

Estimated Budget : $850,000,000

Revised Budget : $1,550,000,000

Facility Type : Petroleum Oil Refinery

Sector : Refining

Status : Construction

Location : Al Zour, Kuwait

Feed : Fluor Corporation

PMC : Wood Group

Main Contractor : Hyundai Engineering &  Construction Saipem

Award Date : Q3 2015

Background

The Al Zour new refinery is key to Kuwait’s hopes of meeting growing power demand. The 615,000 barrel per day (bpd) facility will supply 225,000 bpd of low-sulphur fuel oil for power generation. The scheme will be one of the largest single-phase refineries ever built. The five packages are: Package 1, Main Process Plant; Package 2, Support Process Plant; Package 3, Utilities and Offsites; Package 4, Tankage; Package 5, Marine Facilities.

Project Status

As of March 2020, the project is currently at the pre-commissioning stage.

Project Scope

The project scope includes a pile-supported structure for berthing of a single vessel; a sub-sea outfall line to discharge the treated wastewater effluent; a construction dock to be used for offloading of heavy lift items only; a sea island located at a natural water depth of 20 m, 17.5 km from shore; a small boat harbour with a sheltered approach will have berthing areas for support craft, fueling depot and other infrastructure.

Project Finance

The Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) is the client. It is setting up a new company to run the Al Zour New Refinery called KRBC.

Project Schedule

Feasibility Study 4Q-2004

PMC 4Q-2012

FEED 4Q-2013

EPC ITB 2Q-2015

Engineering & Procurement 3Q-2015

Construction 3Q-2016

Completion 4Q-2020