Project Profile
Approximate Value: US$2 billion
Location: connecting Mina Al Fahal, Sohar and Muscat refineries, Oman
Capacity: 222,000 barrels of crude oil per day
Pipeline Length: 280-km
Oman Refineries and Petroleum Industries Co (Orpic) plans to float shortly a tender to select an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor for the first phase development of a 280-km pipeline connecting Sohar and Muscat refineries. The project consists of two phases, the first one to link Mina Al Fahal refinery in Muscat with the international airport and the second phase is for building a new terminal and a pipeline connecting the terminal with Sohar Refinery. Orpic`s integrated complex includes four industrial plants operating at two locations in Muscat and Suhar. The two locations are joined by a 266 kilometre pipeline, delivering feedstock from Mina Al Fahal Refinery to the Suhar plants.The plants take raw materials, the main one being Omani crude oil, and process them to create a series of important fuels and petrochemicals.Omani crude is processed in Mina Al Fahal into fuel products. In addition, the long residue from this refinery is transferred via the pipeline to Suhar Refinery where, mixed with more Omani crude, it is refined to create fuels, naphtha and propylene. The naphtha is taken by the Aromatics Plant to create Benzene and Paraxylene, industrial chemicals used in the production of plastics. The propylene is taken by the Polypropylene Plant. Polypropylene is a widely-used thermoplastic polymer, which forms the basis of many different products - everything from packaging to carpets to banknotes.Together, the two refineries have a production capacity of 222,000 barrels of crude oil per day. The crude oil is turned into naphtha, Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG), Gas Oil (Diesel), Gasoline, Fuel Oil and Jet Fuel. In addition the Aromatics Plant has a production capacity of 818,000 metric tonnes per annum of Paraxylene and 198,000 metric tonnes of Benzene. Finally the Polypropylene Plant can produce up to 350,000 metric tonnes of polypropylene pellets.
Operators:
Oman Refineries and Petroleum Industries Co (Orpic): Operator with 100% interest