The EPC contract covers the debottlenecking of existing units as well as the delivery of new units including a crude distillation unit, a vacuum distillation unit, a hydrogen production facility based on TechnipFMC’s steam reforming technology, as well as various process units, interconnecting, offsites and utilities.
Starting in 2022, the modernised complex will exclusively produce Euro V products, with a 60% increase in the refinery’s original capacity to 160 000 bpd of crude oil.
TechnipFMC has also been awarded a contract by the Egyptian government for the basic design of the Assiut refinery hydrocracker complex.
