The Assiut National Oil Processing Co (ANOPC) subsidiary of Egyptian refinery Assiut Oil Refining Co (Asorc) has awarded a four-year project management consultancy (PMC) contract to Australia’s WorleyParsons for a new hydrocracker alongside its 90,000 b/d refinery at Assiut, built around 320km south of Cairo in the Nile Valley.
The plant will process up to 2.5mn t/y (45,600 b/d) of heavy fuel oil from the refinery to give badly needed lighter products including diesel and gasoline. WorleyParsons will oversee basic engineering, detailed design, procurement, construction and commissioning. Asorc had initially intended the plant to be operational in 2020, but the four-year term of the contract suggests this has slid to late 2022 (MEES, 26 January). (CONTINUED - 114 WORDS)