Huizhou Refinery Project

Summary Information

• Ownership: CNOOC
• Website: http://en.cnooc.com.cn/
• Wiki Page: Huizhou Refinery
• Location: Huizhou China
• Capacity:
  • Before : 11.0 million tons/annum & 220,000 bbl/day
  • After: 22.0 million tons/annum & 440,000 bbl/day
• Nelson Complexity:
• Project Stage: Completed 2017
• Budget: $7.5 billion

The Project

• Project Type: Expansion of existing refinery
• Project Summary: A refinery project with 10 million tpa of oil processing capacity and a chemical project with 1.2 * million tpa of ethylene capacity
• Main Contractors
  • Chevron Lummus Global: Vacuum Residue Desulfurization Unit

Refining Units

• 10m tonne/year crude distillation unit (CDU),
• 4.8m tonne/year fluid catalytic cracker
• 3.7m tonne/year residue hydrotreating unit
• 3m tonne/year VGO hydrogenation unit
• 1.8m tonne/year reformer

Terminal Capacity

• Crude Oil:
• Refined Products:

Crude Supply

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Products Produced

• The project decreased residual product volumes and increased gasoline and diesel.

History

• 2013 - The State Council, the National Development and Reform Commission awarded permission to build the project
• 2017 - Refinery project is commissioned

Other Information

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Links

1. CNOOC Huizhou Refinery Integration Project Phase II is approved
2. Successful Start-up at Huizhou Refinery Phase II Project
3. CNOOC Huizhou Refinery Phase 2 Project Starts up
4. Chevron Lummus Global Announces Successful Start-Up of Vacuum Residue Upgrading Plant