Project Profile
Estimated Value: US$250 million
Location: Elefsina, west of Athens, Greece
Capacity: 100,000bbl/day, 800,000t of diesel
Completion Date: 2011
The Elefsina refinery is located in the west of Athens, Greece. Owned by Hellenic Petroleum (Helpe), the refinery has a hydrodesulphurisation unit with a capacity of 800,000t of diesel. The refinery also includes storage areas for 3.35t of crude oil and products, a private port with a capacity to berth 15 ships for loading and unloading petroleum products, and a modern station with 18 berths for loading of tankers.
The Elefsina Refinery project involves the expansion of the Elefsina Refinery including, an ammine recovery unit, a 48,500 b/sd vacuum distillation unit, a 20,000 b/sd coking unit, a sour water stripper, a 190 tonne/d sulfur recovery unit, a 40,000 b/sd hydrocraker, 95,000 cu m/hr of hydrogen, and tail gas treating offsites and utilities.
Operators:
Hellenic Petroleum SA
Contractors:
ABB: Supplying integrated electrical and automation system
Foster Wheeler: FEED contract
ExxonMobil
Tecnicas Reunidas: Verification of FEED