Rayong Refinery

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Summary Information

  • Ownership: PTT Aromatics and Refining Public Company
  • Website: http://www.pttar.com/
  • Location: Sriracha
  • Capacity: 14.0 million tons/annum & 280,000 bbl/day
  • Nelson Complexity:
  • Refining Depth:

Brief Description

  • A large refining complex including a medium complexity refinery and a condensate refinery. The complex also includes aromatic production
  • The refinery is integrated with the GC Olefins Complex

Refining Units

  • Atmospheric Distillation, 145,000 bbl/day
  • Condensate Splitter, 70,000 + 65,000 bbl/day
  • Hydrocracker, 53,000
  • Visbreaker, 22,000
  • Platformer, 28,000
  • Hydrodesulphurisation, 70,000


Terminal Capacity

  • Crude Oil:
  • Refined Products:

Crude Supply

  • Crude is sourced from domestic production as well as from overseas sources including the United States, Brazil, Indonesia, and Vietnam
  • Condensate is sourced from domestic production as well as from countries like Australia, Indonesia

Products Produced

  • Light Products including liquefied petroleum gas, light naphtha and reformate.
  • Middle Distillates including jet fuel and diesel.
  • Heavy Products including fuel oil.
  • Aromatic products: paraxylene, benzene, toluene, orthoxylene, mixed xylene, and cyclohexane

Ongoing Projects

  • In 2009, the company Signed the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) Contracts for the Deep Hydrodesulfurization Unit (DHDS) with SK Engineering and Construction Co., Ltd. from the Republic of Korea and Thai Woo Ree Engineering Co., Ltd.;
  • The USD $221-million project is due for completion by the end of 2011

Other Information

  • The company is the result of a merger between PTT and Rayong in 2007

History

  • 1996 - The Rayong refinery starts operations
  • 2009 - Expansion of condensate splitter capacity and connected units completed

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