MOSCOW (MRC) -- Indonesia’s PT Pertamina (Persoro) and Saudi Aramco have let a contract to a subsidiary of Amec Foster Wheeler PLC to provide engineering and project management services for the upgrade and expansion of the 348,000-b/d Cilacap refinery on Java, Indonesia, said Ogj.
Amec Foster Wheeler Energy Ltd. will execute the basic engineering design study as well as finalize the process configuration and licensors’ packages for the proposed upgrading project over the next 9 months, Pertamina and Aramco said.
The overall expansion, which comes as part of Pertamina’s Refinery Development Master Plan (RDMP) to increase Indonesia’s energy security and ensure the long-term competitiveness of its refineries (OGJ Online, Oct. 7, 2013), will cost an estimated USD4-5 billion, the companies said.
In addition to increasing crude oil processing capacity at Cilacap to 370,000 b/d, the project, once completed, will enable the refinery to:
• Maximize production of gasoline and diesel volumes that meet more stringent emissions standards.
• Improve the quality of base oils production.
• Expand production capacity of aromatics to more than 600,000 tonnes/year.
• Expand production of polypropylene to more than 160,000 tpy.
Front-end engineering design for the project is due to be completed in 2018, with engineering, procurement, and construction activities scheduled to kick off in 2019.
The companies said they expect to complete the entirety of Cilacap’s upgrade by yearend 2022.
As MRC informed earlier, Pertamina and Russia's Rosneft signed a framework deal this week on an oil refinery in Indonesia. Pertamina has been looking for a development partner for the USD12-billion Tuban refinery project.
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