It also specialises in the production and sale of lubricating oils and bitumens. Fluor provided the conceptual design and worked in alliance with the licensee and bp on. Speakers confirmed ertc 2019, 4 7 november, hilton. He was responsible for the shell global solutions dao hydrocracker from its initial basis of design through the investment process to startup. Directors report on the operations of grupa lotos s. In 2018, the new comprehensive ina downstream 2023 new course program has been launched with the goal of ensuring sustainability and profitability of refining and marketing operations through changes of the current. Last week, the company said it had found two new oil fields on the bottom of. Unlock nextlevel hydrocracker flexibility in todays. Refiners making these investments frequently turn to mild hydrocracking as a way to produce an incremental amount of diesel and gasoline. London, july 18 grupa lotos sa has awarded a 472 million lump sum, turnkey contract to technip sa to design the 45,000 bd mild hydrocracking unit for the gdansk refinery in poland. Polands secondlargest oil refiner and supplier, and one of the biggest retailers has sought to consistently upgrade and revamp the gdansk refinery, increasing its nameplate capacity from ca. Lotos bought 69 percent of petrobaltic in february 2005. Dcu slated for completion in h1 2019 grupa lotos s. Germanys rhineland has started the construction of a new hydrogen production plant, using electrolysis, at its wesseling site.
These crudes, however, tend to have increased levels of contaminants and usually contain increased amounts of vgo and residue. Sep 03, 2019 lotos said the coking complex, comprising a delayed coking unit, a coker naphtha hydrotreating unit, and coke storage and logistics facility would allow the refinery to stop producing heavy fuel oil. The presence of kt in poland has been strengthened by the award granted by grupa lotos related to epc activities for the execution of a hydrowax vacuum distillation hvd, which will be integrated in the gdanksk refinery. This contract is part of the gdansk refinery development and modernization program based on heavy residue coking technology. The refinery started work in june 2018 on an expansion of the hydrocracker, by working to add the third reactor. Construction begins on new hydrocracker at rotterdam refinery.
Lotos group needs oil and refineries puls biznesu pb. Grupa lotos is the market leader in lubricant oil in poland and is expected to gain a 10% market share in the polish fuels market by 2012. Jun, 2017 majority stateowned grupa lotos is polands second largest downstream oil player. The gdansk refinery grupa lotos sa lotos, formerly rafineria gdanska sa, is the secondlargest refinery in poland. It is the first delivery of crude oil from the united states to. The project will maximise the quantity and quality of products extracted from each barrel of oil at the refinery. Awarded complete residue hydrocracking solution towards naphtha. Refinery hydroprocessing oil refining pall corporation. As a critical catalytic conversion unit, the hydrocracker provides refiners with valuable feedstock and product slate flexibility. Lotos has accumulated appropriate stocks of products to be placed on the market so that the stoppage does not affect its. It will concentrate production on highmargin fuels such as diesel and jet fuel, with the share of refining output increased to more than 89% from. That was the situation for the grupa lotos refinery in gdansk, poland. Grupa lotos is a producer and supplier of a number of products, including unleaded gasoline, diesel oil, diesel oil for heating purposes light fuel oil, aviation fuel and heavy fuel oil. Update nov 08 europe, middle east, africa refinery.
Thanks to efra facilities and modern technologies, lotos will join the technological elite of worlds refineries. Grupa lotos lets epc for gdansk refinery upgrade oil. The total investment sum for the efra project is estimated to be zl2. Under the contract, at least five cargoes of oil will be delivered by sea in 2018. Lotos refinery to become even more technologically advanced between march 29th and may 10th 2012, the gdansk refinery will undergo a scheduled overhaul, for which the company has been gearing up for nearly a year and a half. Poorly performing control valves negatively impact process unit operations and reduce the benefits of apc. Grupa lotos initiated the effective refining efra project at the gdansk refinery in poland in 2015, in association with its partner lotos asfalt. The whole transaction amounted to pln 257m eur 65m. Lotos said the coking complex, comprising a delayed coking unit, a coker naphtha hydrotreating unit, and coke storage and logistics facility would allow the refinery to stop producing heavy fuel oil. Its primary asset is the gdansk refinery on the baltic sea coast a highly competitive facility which is receiving further investment in its upgrading capacity.
The existing refinery facilities are a vacuum gasoil hydrocracker and a. He was responsible for the shell global solutions dao hydrocracker from its initial basis of design through the. Lotos refinery to become even more technologically advanced. The hydrocracking facility at the grupa lotos sa oil refinery is seen. In its first cycle, the refinery increased the conversion rate of its hydrocracker from 60 to 85% to.
Polands grupa lotos restarts gdansk refinery, updates. Grupa lotos gdansk hc residual hydrotreating shell husky energy lloydminster sk resid, hoil f petrochina cnpc liaoning 74 oct. Metsos device management solution to be implemented at grupa. Polands grupa lotos updates progress on gdansk refinery.
Grupa lotos effective refining efra project, gdansk. External drivers of profitability in the refining business. Rotating equipment pumps, compressors, motors, air fans, etc. Fluor provided the conceptual design and worked in alliance with the licensee and bp on the frontend engineering for the hydrocracker for the project. The sines refinery has scheduled regular maintenance activity for the first half of 2020 at its 43,000 bd hydrocracker unit, which should last for 4050 days, the company previously said. Hydrocracker unit reliability is essential to ensure refinery production. In the end of june 2006 grupa lotos employed 5547 people. Jan 08, 2020 the refinery started work in june 2018 on an expansion of the hydrocracker, by working to add the third reactor. In 2010, the programme entered its final stage, as the construction of all production units was completed.
In its first cycle, the refinery increased the conversion rate of its hydrocracker from 60 to 85% to produce more jet fuel and euro 5 diesel. Grupa lotos is a polish oil company based in gdansk. Grupa lotos also specialises in the production and sale of lubricant oils and bitumens. The companys business consists of the extraction and processing of crude oil, as well as wholesale and retail sale of petroleum products. Hydrocracking is a catalytic chemical process used in petroleum refineries for converting the highboiling constituent hydrocarbons in petroleum crude oils to more valuable lowerboiling products such as gasoline, kerosene, jet fuel and diesel oil. Grupa lotos gdansk oil refinery expansions epc fluor. According to plans, the hydrocomplex was to consist of a line of core installations, i. Grupa lotos gdansk oil refinery expansions epc fluor has carried out 18 successful projects for the gdansk refinery since beginning studies for modernization and upgrades in 1994. Polands grupa lotos updates progress on gdansk refinery revamp. Hydrocracking, processing heavy feedstocks to maximize. Grupa lotos refining and oil products summary report wood. Grupa lotos sa is a polandbased company active in the energy sector. In todays refining environment, where refining margins are getting tighter, processing opportunity crudes is desirable.
To find out more about what cookies are, how we use them and how to delete them, see our cookie statement. The hydrocracking facility at the grupa lotos sa oil refinery is seen at night in gdansk, poland, on monday, dec. This will enable the refinery to desulfurise 900 thousand tonnes per year of fuels recovered, under the efra project, from highsulfur heavy residue remaining after crude oil processing. The list only includes work that could be confirmed. The refinery will start producing euro 5 diesel and lpg and will increase the output of naphtha and granulated sulfur. View all the expert speakers confirmed for ertc 2019, taking place at the hilton warsaw, poland on 4 7 november including grupa lotos and pkn orlen. Grupa lotos sa, polands secondlargest refiner, provided an update. It will also enable the grupa lotos refinery to produce an additional 900,000t of highquality fuels and 300,000t of petrochemical coke. Implementation of the efra project means a higher yield of valuable products from each oil barrel processed by our refinery in gdansk. Refinery needs achieve production quotas of low sulfur gasolines and diesels via reliable hydrotreatment of straight run and cracked products that otherwise become a bottleneck provide consistent clear and bright transportation fuel quality.
The reactor will be connected to the existing installation in 2020. When i came, there was no grupa lotos, there was just a refinery. Grupa lotos is also going to diversify its oil sources. The company operates the gdansk refinery, which is the second largest in the country and refines in excess of six million tonnes of crude oil a year. Polands second largest oil refiner, grupa lotos, has received on the 09 th of november 2017, a crude oil shipment of 600,000 barrels of domestic sweet crude, equivalent to around 80,000 tonnes. Queensland clean fuels fluor was one of several companies forming a unique alliance with bp, enabling it to play its part in the southeast queensland regional air quality strategy. Germanys rhineland has started the construction of a new hydrogen. An international team of experts has developed an advanced range of premium synthetic engine oils dedicated to ultramodern car engines. Grupa lotos refinery upgrade hydrocarbons technology. Hyundais hvuhydrocrackerbase oils value chain 11 3. Hellen left the freeport of texas on october 19 th and reached the port in gdansk, poland, after three weeks. As mission is to pursue innovative growth in the areas of oil production, oil processing and distribution of products which meet the most stringent quality standards, in a manner that is environmentally friendly, compliant with the energy security policy, guarantees.
It is a coastal hydrocracking and lube oil refinery with a current annual processing capacity of 4. As part of the contract, metso will also provide its onsite supervising service at the gdansk refinery so as to ensure that daily maintenance and turnaround activities always meet the high standards set by grupa lotos. Grupa lotos sa, polands secondlargest refiner, provided an update on its plan to boost hydrogen production as part of the polish refiner s effective refining program efra now under way at. The company produces and markets such products as unleaded gasoline, diesel oil, diesel oil for heating purposes, aviation fuel and.
With the new units in place, the gdansk refinery is expected to produce an additional 900,000 tonnes of highmargin fuels and 300,000 tonnes of coke per year. Once completed, the project will help grupa lotos to maximise conversion and increase its refining margin by approximately usd 2 per barrel. Construction begins on new hydrocracker at rotterdam refinery we use cookies to help personalise your web experience and improve our websites. It is part of the efra capital project, aimed at improving output efficiency of the complex. New middle distillates hydrocracker, kerosenediesel catalytic hydrodesulfurization unit, continuous catalytic reformer, and residual hydrocracker dalian 55 italy eni sannazzaro 27 500600mm chevron lummus global. Residue upgrading with the shell gasification process for. Grupa lotos will upgrade the four sulfur production units operating at its refinery in gdansk. Metsos device management solution to be implemented at. The company produces and markets products such as unleaded gasoline, diesel oil, diesel oil for heating purposes light fuel oil, aviation fuel and heavy fuel oil. Grupa lotos and lotos asfalt completed reliability testing to conclude the effective refining program to increase the yield of high. Grupa lotos is a holding composed of grupa lotos s. Europe, middle east, africa refinery shutdowns table by nidaa bakhsh november 6, 2008 bloomberg following is a table of scheduled and unplanned refinery shutdowns, maintenance, new plants and capacity expansions in europe, the middle east and africa. Is the most innovative engine oil dedicated mainly to passenger cars, meeting euro 6 emissions standard and offering the highest degree of specialization, outperforming any international classifications and manufacturer requirements in terms of guaranteed. Heavy residues from the refining process will be used more effectively.
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