The Refining Industry in Iraq

Present Installed Refining Capacity

1- Salah al Din Complex – Baiji – 310 mb1/d
2- Doura Refinery – Baghdad – 210 mb1/d
3- Basrah Refinery – Basrah -140 mb1/d +
70mb1/d under construction
4- - 6 small refineries , 30mb1/d – 180 mb1/d
Kirkuk,Syniah-Baiji , Najaf,Samawa,Nasiriyah,Maisan
- 1 small refinery at Diwaniyah – 20 mb1/d
-1 = = = Kasak –Neinewah – 10 mb1/d
-1 = = = Haditha – Anbar – 16 mb1/d
Total- 886 mb1/d
+70 mba under construction
Operating Capacity
The average operating capacity is in the
540 – 600 mb1/d.
The short fall in refining capacity is due to
- Shortage in delivery of crude oil
- Frequent stoppages due to operational
problems
- Accumulation of fuel oil or Naphtha in
small refineries.
 Main Projects in Existing Refineries
- 3 Ismerisation Units at Baiji , Doura &
Basrah – under construction.
-2 Gasoline Reformers at Doura & Basrah- Procurement &
Construction Phases.
- Fcc unit at Basrah –FEED phase.
- Fcc unit at Doura–FEED phase.
- Fcc unit at Baiji – Feasibility Completed.
-2Gas Oil Desulphurisation Units at Basrah & Doura-
Bidding Stage .
-3 small Gasoline Reformer units at Najaf ,Samawa&
Nasiriyah- Engineering phase.
- Power Generation Units at Doura & Baiji – under construction
NEW REFINERIES

There are five new grass root refineries planned

for the next two decades .They are :-
1- Karbala Refinery

2- Maissan Refinery

3- Nassiriya Refinery

4- Kirkuk Refinery

5- Ninewa Refinery
SITE INFORMATION:

Kerbala Refinery is located about (110) KM

South west Of Baghdad.
Area : 4 X 3 Km2
Coordinate U.T.M. :
N : 3580000
E : 415000
PROCESS UNITS

1- Atmospheric Distillation Unit (140.000 BPSD)

2- Vacuum Distillation Unit (72.000 BPSD)

3- Naphtha HDS Unit (41.500 BPSD)

4- Reforming Unit (CCR ) (25.500 BPSD)

5- C5/C6 Isomerization Unit (12.500 BPSD)

6- Kerosene HDS Unit (20.000 BPSD)

7- Gas Oil Hydro-Treating Unit (28.000 BPSD)

8- Vacuum Gas Oil Hydrotreater Unit (36.000 BPSD)

9- Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit (FCC) (31.500 BPSD)

10-Polynaphtha Unit (11.500 BPSD)

11- Hydrogen Production Unit (2X36000 M3/HR )

12- Sulphur Recovery Unit (2 X 180 TPSD)

13- Blown Asphalt Unit (1000 TPSD)

Karbala Refinery Process Units Licensors

Unit name Licensor

Crude and Vacuum Distillation Basic Design by Technip
Naphtha Hydrotreating UOP
Isomerization UOP
Catalytic Reforming UOP
Kerosene Hydrodesulfurization Axens
Diesel Hydrodesulfurization Axens
VGO Hydrotreating UOP

Fluid Catalytic Cracking UOP

Poly Naphtha Axens
Asphalt Blowing Poerner
LPG Production Basic Design by Technip
Hydrogen Production Unit – Train 1 & 2 Haldor Topsoe
Gas Sweetening and Amine Regeneration Basic Design by Technip
Sour Water Stripper Basic Design by Technip
Sulphur Recovery – Train 1 & 2 KTI
Tail Gas Treatment KTI
 PRODUCTS

LPG

GASOLINE (Unleaded Premium, Regular)

KEROSENE & ATK

GAS OIL (Diesel)

HEAVY GAS OIL (Heavy Diesel)

SULPHUR

BLOWN ASPHALT (Paving & Many Types of Industrial Blown Asphalt)

FUEL OIL ( less than 15% vol . of crude)

ELECTRICAL POWER  400 MW

Products Specification will be according to EURO-4 as minimum required.

Gasoline , Kerosene &Gas oil with (10 ppm ) Sulphur content .
 Expected Product Quantities :
PRODUCTS Th.M3/SD

LPG 160 T/SD

GASOLINE 8.750

ATK/KEROSENE 3.000

DIESEL 3.85

HEAVY DIESEL 0

FUEL OIL 3.7

ASPHALT 1000 T/SD

SULPHUR 175 T/SD

ELECTRICITY 100 MW

There is a possibility of increasing the capacity to 200mb/d

as requested by an investor who is considering this project
SITE INFORMATION:

Maissan Refinery is located about (400) KM South

Of Baghdad.
Area :( 2 X 3) Km2
Coordinate U.T.M. :
N : 3537000
E : 730000
PROCESS UNITS
1- Atmospheric Distillation Unit (150.000 BPSD)

2-Vacuum Distillation Unit (82,300 BPSD)

3-Naphtha Hydro-Treating Unit (31,800 BPSD)

4- Reforming Unit (CCR) (22,500 BPSD)

5-C5/C6 Isomerisation Unit (11,600 BPSD)

6-Saturated LPG Treatment Unit (2,200 BPSD)

7-Kerosene Hydro-Treating Unit (16,700 BPSD)

8-Gas Oil Hydro-Treating Unit (30,300 BPSD)

9-Vacuum Gas Oil Hydro-Cracking Unit (56,300 BPSD)

10-Solvent De-Asphalting Unit (46,700 BPSD)

11-Deasphalted Oil HDT Unit (27,600 BPSD)

12-Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) (42,300 BPSD)

13-Unsaturated LPG Treatment Unit (9,800 BPSD)

14-C3/C4 Alkylation Unit (9,800 BPSD)

15-N C4 Isomerisation Unit (4,000 BPSD)

16-Hydrogen Production Unit (125,000 M3/Hr )

17-Sulphur Recovery Unit (490 TPSD)

18- Blown Asphalt Unit (490 TPSD)

Missan Refinery Process Units Licensors
Unit name Licensor
Fluid Catalytic Cracking –Unit 190 KBR
Vacuum Residue Solvent De- asphalting ((ROSE)) –Unit 190 KBR
Blown Asphalt –Unit 250 POERNER
Naphtha Hydrodesulphurization –Unit 120 AXENS
Continuous Catalytic Reformer –Unit 130 AXENS
Vacuum Gas Oil Hydro cracker–Unit 180 AXENS
De-Asphalted Oil Hydrdesulphurisation –Unit 240 AXENS
C5 & C6 Isomerisation Process –Unit 140 UOP Limited
C4 Isomerisation Process –Unit 270 UOP Limited
Saturated LPG Treatment ((SULFREX)) –Unit 155 AXENS
Unsaturated LPG Treatment ((SULFREX)) –Unit 210 AXENS
Kerosene Hydrodesulphurisation –Unit 160 HALDOR TOPSOE
HALDOR TOPSOE
Light Gas Oil Hydrodesulphurisation –Unit 170
Missan Refinery Process Units Licensors

Unit name Licensor

Hydrogen Production –Unit 280 HALDOR TOPSOE
C 3/ C4 Alkylation –Unit 260 E.I du Pont

Sulphur Recovery Unit Lurgi

 PRODUCTS
LPG

GASOLINE (Unleaded Premium, Regular & Super)

KEROSENE & ATK

GAS OIL (Diesel)

HEAVY GAS OIL (Heavy Diesel)

SULPHUR

ASPHALT (Paving & Many Types of Industrial Blown Asphalt)

FUEL OIL ( less than 15% vol . of crude)

ELECTRICAL POWER  500 MW

Products Specification will be according to EURO-4 as minimum required.

Gasoline , Kerosene &Gas oil with (10 ppm ) Sulphur content .
 Expected Product Quantities :

PRODUCTS Th.M3/SD

LPG 250 T/SD

GASOLINE 9.000

KEROSENE / ATK 2.650

DIESEL 7.650

HEAVY DIESEL 0.8

FUEL OIL 0.432

ASPHALT 490 T/SD

SULPHUR 490 T/SD

ELECTRICITY 500 MW
SITE INFORMATION:

Al-Nassiriya Refinery is located about (400)

KM South Of Baghdad.
Refinery Area  5.6 Km2
Coordinates U.T.M. :
N : 3413750
E : 622900
PROCESS UNITS (ALTERNATIVE THREE)
1- Atmospheric Distillation Unit

2- Naphtha Hydro Desulphurization Unit

3- Catalytic Reforming Unit (CCR)

4- Light Naphtha Isomerization Unit

5- Kerosene Hydro-Desulphurization Unit

6- Light Gas Oil Hydro-Desulphurization

7- Vacuum Distillation Unit

8- Vacuum Gas Oil Hydro-Desulphurization Unit

9- Vacuum Gas Oil Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit (FCC)

10- Vacuum Gas Oil Hydrocracking Unit

11- Vacuum Residue H.Oil Unit

12- Blown Asphalt Production Unit

13- C3,C4 Olefins Alkylation Unit

14- NC4 Isomerization Unit

15- Hydrogen Production Unit

16- Gas Sweetening Unit

17- Sulphur Recovery Unit

18- LPG Production Unit

Nassiryah Refinery Process Units Licensors
Unit name Licensor
Saturated LPG Treater Units UOP

Naphtha Hydrotreating Units UOP

Light Naphtha Isomerisation Units UOP

Continuous Catalytic Reforming Units UOP

Vacuum Gas oil Hydrotreating UOP

Fluidised Catalytice Cracking Unit UOP

Unsaturated Gas Plant UOP

FCC Unsaturated LPG Treating Unit UOP

Full Range Catalytic Naphtha Treating Unit UOP

Heavy Catalytic Naphtha Hydrodesulphurisation Unit UOP
Nassiryah Refinery Process Units Licensors
Unit name Licensor
Full Range Catalytic Naphtha Treating Unit UOP
Heavy Catalytic Naphtha Hydrodesulphurisation Unit UOP
C4 Isomerisation Unit Axens
H2so4 Alkylation Unit DuPont(Stratco)
Sulphuric Acid Regeneration Unit DuPont(Stratco)
Hydrocracker Unit CLG
Hydrogen Production Units Tecnimont KT
Sulphur Recovery & Tail Gas Treating Units Tecnimont KT
Bitumen Blowing Unit Poerner
Kerosene Hydrotreater Units Axens
Gaoil Hydrotreater Units Axens
Residue Hydrocracker Units Axens
Flue Gas Desulphurisation Unit SGS
 PRODUCTS
LPG

GASOLINE Unleaded (Premium, Regular & Super)

KEROSENE & ATK

GAS OIL (Diesel)

HEAVY GAS OIL (Heavy Diesel)

SULPHUR

ASPHALT (Paving & Many Types of Industrial Blown Asphalt)

FUEL OIL ( less than 15% vol . of crude)

ELECTRICAL POWER  600 MW

Products Specification will be according to EURO-4 as minimum required.

Gasoline , Kerosene &Gas oil with (10 ppm ) Sulphur content .
 Expected Product Quantities :

PRODUCTS Th.M3 /D

LPG 1200 T/D

GASOLINE 14.000

KEROSENE /ATK 7.000

DIESEL 12.000

HEAVY DIESEL 4.000

REFINERY FUEL OIL 6.500

ASPHALT T/D

SULPHUR T/D

ELECTRICITY 400-600 MW
SITE INFORMATION:

Kirkuk Refinery is located about (300) KM North Of

Baghdad.
Area :( 2 X 3) Km2
Coordinate U.T.M. :
N : 3937794
E : 431192
PROCESS UNITS

1- Atmospheric Distillation Unit (150.000 BPSD)

2-Vacuum Distillation Unit (60,000 BPSD)

3- Naphtha Hydro-Treating Unit (42,900 BPSD)

4- Reforming Unit (CCR) (29,600 BPSD)

5-C5/C6 Isomerisation Unit (13,200 BPSD)

6-Saturated LPG Treatment Unit (5,000 BPSD)

7-Kerosene Hydro-Treating Unit (15,700 BPSD)

8-Gas Oil Hydro-Treating Unit (35,900 BPSD)

9-VGO Hydro-Cracking Unit (MHC) (36,300 BPSD)

10-Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) (23,900 BPSD)

11-Unsaturated LPG Treatment Unit (9,100 BPSD)

12-C3/C4 Alkylation Unit (9,100 BPSD)

13-N C4 Isomerisation Unit (3,100 BPSD)

14-Hydrogen Production Unit (50,000 M3/Hr )

15-Sulphur Recovery Unit (292 TPSD)

16- Blown Asphalt Unit (490 TPSD)

Kirkuk Refinery Process Units Licensors
Unit name Licensors
Light Gas Hydrodesulphurisation – Unit 170 Shell Global
Kerosene Hydrodesulphurisation –Unit 160 Shell Global
Vacuum Gas Oil Hydro cracker–Unit 180 Shell Global
Hydrogen Production –Unit 280 HALDOR TOPSOE
Blown Asphalt – Unit 250 Poerner
Fluid Catalytic Cracking- Unit-190 UOP Limited
Naphtha Hydeotreating - Unit 120 UOP Limited
C4 Isomerisation Process –Unit 270 UOP Limited
CCR Platforming & CH LORSORB- Unit 130 UOP Limited
C5 & C6 Isomerisation –Unit 140 UOP Limited
Saturated LPG Treatment –Unit 155 Merichem
Unsaturated LPG Treatment –Unit 210 Merichem
Alkylation & ACID Regeneration –Unit 260 De Pont
Sulphur Recovery - Unit 292 Lurgi
 PRODUCTS
LPG

GASOLINE Unleaded ( Premium, Regular & Super)

KEROSENE &ATK

GAS OIL (DIESEL)

HEAVY GAS OIL (HEAVY DIESEL)

FUEL OIL ( less than 15% vol . of crude)

ASPHALT (Paving & Many Types of Industrial Blown Asphalt)

SULPHUR

ELECTRICAL POWER  400 MW

Products Specification will be according to EURO-4 as minimum required.

Gasoline , Kerosene &Gas oil with (10 ppm ) Sulphur content .
 Expected Product Quantities :

PRODUCTS Th.M3 /SD

LPG 225 T/SD

GASOLINE 10.250

KEROSENE / ATK 3.450

DIESEL 6.150

HEAVY DIESEL 0.8

FUEL OIL 0.265

ASPHALT 490 T/SD

SULPHUR 292 T/SD

ELECTRICITY 400 MW
Ninewa Refinery

Ninewa Refinery is located in the oilfields of Qayarah &

Najma – Ninewa Governorate . It’s a project proposed
by an investor to process the ultra heavy crude of these
fields .The project was adopted by the Ministry since it
will resolve the problem of transportation of the said
crude. The timing of the project shall follow the time
schedule for the development of the fields. The project is
still in the initial stage. The preliminary capacity is
150mb/d . A power station is planned to utilize the heavy
products of the refinery.
Main Features of Law Number
64/2007 for Investment in Refineries
1- Ministry of Oil to supply the refinery with crude oil for a period of
50 years at (FOB) price with discount of 5% provided that the
discount will be between 4 & 8 USD .
2- Ministry can adopt contracts in any internationally recognized form
of investment including participation with no more than 25% of the
investment .
3- The investor has the right to sell the products, at international prices
prevailing in the area, inside Iraq or to export the same outside
Iraq. The Ministry shall have the first option to buy.
4- The investor has the right to build and operate petrol stations inside
Iraq to market his own products.
5- Ministry of Finance shall allocate a suitable piece of land to the
investor on lease basis for a period of 50 years subject to extension.
6- The project shall enjoy the incentive of General Investment Law
13 /2006 which include tax holiday for 10 years.