Neftochim Burgas Refinery

Summary Information

• Ownership: Lukoil
• Website: http://www.lukoil.bg/
• List of Lukoil Refineries
• Location: Burgas, South East Bulgaria
• Capacity: 9.8 Million tons annually, 194.000 bbl/day
• Nelson Complexity: 13.0
• Refining Depth:

Refining Units

• Atmospheric Distillation, 190.000 bbl/day
• Vacuum Distillation, 73,000 bbl/day
• FCC, 35,000 bbl/day
• Diesel fuel hydrotreatment
• FCC gasoline hydrotreatment unit
• Catalytic Reformer, 14,000 bbl/day
• Alkylation Unit
• Asphalt Unit
• Sulphur Recovery

Terminal Capacity

• Crude Oil:
• Refined Products:

Crude Supply

• Majority of the crude is Russian, with some from Kazakhstan

Products Produced

• Motor gasoline
• Diesel fuel
• Jet fuel
• Ship fuel
• Heating oil
• Naphta
• Fuel oil
• Bitumen

Projects

• A 280 ktpa polypropylene plant is being built.
• The Neftochim Burgas Refinery Project was completed in 2015
• The refinery was upgraded with a residue upgrading project.
  • a residue hydrocracking unit with a capacity of 2.5 million tons per year
  • a vacuum gasoil hydrocracking unit with a capacity of 1.8 million tons per year
  • an amine unit
  • a sour water stripper unit
  • Two hydrogen units
  • Relevant utilities and offsite facilities.

Other Information

• This is the only refinery in Bulgaria

History

• 1960 - Completion of dry gas sweetening plant by MEA methods
• 1999 - LUKOIL acquired 58% of Neftochim Burgas for $101 million in what would later be labeled the privatisation deal of the year in Bulgaria.
• 2002 - Revamp of elemental sulfur recovery unit
• 2009 - Clean-fuels plants for diesel and gasoline desulphurisation are commissioned
• 2009 - Sulphuric Acid Alkylation plant commissioned
• 2010 - Prime G Unit completed
• 2015 - The residue hydrocracker project was completed
• 2020 - Lummus awarded contract for polypropylene plant

Links

1. Neftochim Website
2. Giprogazoochistka Refinery References
3. Globalstroy Engineering Refinery References
4. Uhde Downstream Oil And Gas Projects
5. Analyst Handbook
6. Annual Report 2008
7. Two Desulphurisation Projects in Parallel, LUKOIL, Bourgas, Bulgaria
8. Technip awarded a services contract for refinery units in Bulgaria
9. Lukoil awards Uhde two contracts for clean-fuels plants in Bulgaria
10. Lukoil Commissions A New Unit At Lukoil Neftochim Burgas Ad Refinery
11. Strategic Stock in Bulgaria
12. Lummus Novolen Technology Awarded Contract from Lukoil Burgas