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SOCAR contracts Axens on Baku refinery upgrade
As a major licensor for
clean fuel production, Axens has been selected for the
modernization project of the Heydar Aliyev oil
refinery, the company announced on Thursday.
The project will enable the
refinery, located at Baku, to increase its annual processing capacity, from 6.0 MMtpy to 7.5 MMtpy and produce high-quality Euro 5 fuels.
This project is currently one of the most important
projects of The State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) at a downstream stage, according to company officials.
As part of the
project, Axens is providing the following technologies:
- Prime-G+, gasoline desulfurization unit for a design capacity of 1.2 MMtpy
- Prime-D, diesel hydrotreater unit for a design capacity of 3.0 MMtpy
Axens says it is recognized by SOCAR as a key
technology provider for
clean fuel technologies since it was involved in the STAR
refinery project in Turkey, supplying the naphtha, kerosene and diesel hydrotreating processes.
Financial terms were not disclosed.
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