Name of Client : Assiut National Oil Processing (ANOPC)

Estimated Budget : $2,800,000,000

Contract Value : $2,200,000,000

Facility Type :  Hydrocracker

Sector : Gas, Refining

Main Contractor : TechnipFMC

Location : Asyut, Egypt

Award Date :  2015-Q3

Status : Construction

Background

Assiut National Oil Processing (ANOPC), a subsidiary of Egyptian General Petroleum Corp.'s Assiut Oil Refining (ASORC), aims to maximise diesel production to satisfy the growing local demand for petroleum products in Assiut, the southern area of Egypt. The complex will transform lower-value petroleum products from Assiut Oil Refining Company's nearby refinery into approximately 2.8 million tons per year of cleaner products, such as Euro 5 diesel.

Project Scope

The scope of the project involves maximising diesel production and introducing the most modern refinery technologies to satisfy the growing local demand for petroleum products. The scope of the project includes engineering, procurement, construction (EPC), pre-commissioning, commissioning, and start-up tests for the following, vacuum distillation unit (VDU), distillate hydrotreating unit (DHU), sulfur recovery unit (SRU), sulfur solidification unit (SSU), civil work, transportation, erection, and mechanical works. Alongside Euro 5-quality diesel, the project will produce the following, 360,000-400,000 tpy of naphtha, 91,000-101,000 tpy of LPG, 331,000 tpy of coke, and 57,000-66,400 tpy of sulfur. The scope of piping includes stainless steel, alloy steel, and carbon steel.

Project Status

As of June 2023, the construction work on the main units is continuing with no significant issues.

Project Finance

Assiut National Oil Processing (ANOPC), a subsidiary of Egyptian General Petroleum Corp.'s Assiut Oil Refining (ASORC), is the client of the project.

Project Schedules

Feasibility Study : 3Q-2014

EPC ITB : 1Q-2015

EP : 3Q-2015

FEED : 4Q-2015

PMC ITB : 1Q-2017

PMC : 4Q-2018

Construction : 3Q-2021

Completion : 4Q-2024