中国石化新闻网讯 据《能源年》11月7日科威特城报道，科威特Al-Zour炼油厂项目负责单位KIPIC周日宣布，其日产61.5万桶的该炼油厂已开始商业运营。
Al-Zour炼油厂将成为世界上最大的炼油厂之一。位于科威特城以南90公里处的这家基层企业将拥有日产61.5万桶的轻质KEC原油或53.5万桶的重质混合油加工能力，处理该国43%的炼油积压。其储存量将达到令人赞叹的650万桶。
该厂旨在加工来自科威特丰富油藏的大量重质原油，将其转化为符合欧盟5标准的低硫燃料油(LSFO 1%)。该厂包括6个世界上最先进的大气残渣脱硫装置，以及回收率为99.9%的高效半再生装置。
科威特综合石油工业公司(KIPIC)负责该工厂的运营和管理。该项目的投资超过160亿美元。
KIPIC首席执行官瓦利德·巴德尔(Waleed al Bader)对当地媒体表示，这家炼油厂是处理科威特重质石油的一个重要出口，为出口到全球市场提供标准规格的精炼产品。
郝芬 译自 《能源年》
原文如下：
Kuwait launches Al Zour mega-refinery
Kuwait has started commercial operations at its 615,000-bpd Al Zour Refinery, project leader KIPIC announced>The Al Zour Refinery will rank among the largest refining sites in the world. Located 90 kilometres south of Kuwait City, the grassroots venture will have a processing capacity of 615,000 bopd of light KEC crude or 535,000 bopd of heavy mix oil, tackling 43% of the country’s refining backlog. Its storage capacity will top an impressive 6.5 million barrels.
The facility is designed to process the abundant heavy crude coming from Kuwait’s rich reservoirs, transforming it into low-sulphur fuel oil (LSFO 1%) in alignment with Euro 5 standards. To this end, some of its features include six of the world’s most advanced atmospheric residue desulphurisation units, as well as highly efficient semi-regenerative units with a 99.9% recovery rate.
Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC) is in charge of operating and managing the facility. Investment in the project topped USD 16 billion.
In comments to local media, KIPIC chief executive Waleed al Bader called the refinery “a vital outlet for the disposal of heavy Kuwaiti oil and provides refined products for export in global markets with standard specifications.”