Umm Al-Narr Refinery

Summary Information

• Ownership: Takreer
• Website: http://www.takreer.com/
• Location: Abu Dhabi
• Capacity: 4.25 million tons/annum & 85,000 bbl/day
• Nelson Complexity:
• Refining Depth:

+++ Brief Description

• A medium sized simple hydroskimming refinery

+++ Refining Units

• [[[Atmospheric Distillation]]] - 85,000 BPSD
• Naphtha Hydrodesulphuriser Unit (22,500 BPSD)
• Kerosene Merox Unit (21,250 BPSD)
• Catalytic Reformer Unit (14,000 BPSD)
• Gas Oil Hydrodesulphuriser Unit (22,500 BPSD)
• LPG Treating and Recovery Unit (3,480 BPSD)
• Naphtha Stabilizer Unit (3,630 BPSD)
• Gas Sweetening Unit (40 tons/day H2S Removal)
• Sulphur Recovery Unit (40 tons/day)

+++ Terminal Capacity

• Crude Oil:
• Refined Products:

+++ Crude Supply

• The refinery is designed to process Bab Crude as well as a mixture of Asab-Sahil, Shah and Thammama Condensate

+++ Products Produced

• Liquefied Petroleum Gases, Naphtha, Unleaded Gasoline, Aviation Turbine Kerosene, Domestic Kerosene, Gas Oil, Straight Run Residue, Liquid Sulphur.

+++ Ongoing Projects

• -

+++ Other Information

• Umm Al Nar is Arabic for "Mother of Fire"

+++ History

• 1976 - Refinery commissioned with 15,000 bpd capacity
• 1983 - Capacity increased by 60,000 bpd
• 1993 - Capacity increased by 13,000 bpd, Gasoil desulphurisation Unit added and Reformer converted to CCR

+++ Relevant Links

1. Refinery Webpage
2. 1976: UAE's first refinery opens
3. Saipem Atmospheric Crude Distillation Units
4. Atmospheric Gasoil Desulphurisation
5. Saipem Naphtha Treating Units
6. Saipem Catalytic Reformer Units
7. Saipem Sulphur Block Units