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Al-Zour refinery project is a 615,000 barrels per day (bpd) crude oil refinery under construction in Al-Zour, approximately 90km south of the Kuwait city.

The Al-Zour crude oil refinery will be capable of processing 615,000bpd of Kuwait light crude or 535,000bpd of Kuwait heavy mix crude to produce low-sulfur fuel for use in domestic power generation as well as for the global market.

The end products of the refinery will include diesel, jet fuel, kerosene, LPG, as well as granulated sulphur and naphtha feedstock for petrochemical plants.

Process units at the Al-Zour facilities will include three crude distillation units (CDU), six atmospheric residue desulphurisation (ARDS) units, three diesel hydrotreating units (DHTU), two naphtha hydrotreating units (NHTU) and two kerosene hydrotreating units (KHTU), a saturated gas unit, and a heavy oil cooling (HOC) unit.

The support process units include  hydrogen recovery (HR) and compression (HC) units, four trains of hydrogen production units (HPU), a sour water stripper (SWS) unit comprised of three trains, three amine regeneration (AR) plants, and three sulfur recovery units (SRUs).

The refinery complex will also house tail gas treating units (TGTU), four sulfur storage tanks, and a hydrocarbon flare system.

The utilities and off-site infrastructure facilities for the project include a steam generating unit, wastewater treatment systems, a cooling water unit, and high voltage (HV) substations to receive power from the Al-Zour South Power Station (AZPS).

The other on-site development activities include the construction of feedstock and product supply pipelines, channels, a basin for future jetty, a barge dock, and access roads.

Source: NS ENERGY, 22^nd Mar 2019, Al-Zour Refinery Project.