Honeywell HON today announced
that it will provide industry-leading process technology and advanced
automation controls to Iraq's Karbala refinery, now under construction in
Karbala Province, about 120 kilometers south of Baghdad.
The grassroots refinery will use industry-leading refining processes from
Honeywell UOP and automation controls from Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS)
to allow Iraq's State Company of Oil Projects' (SCOP) Karbala refinery to
maximize production of fuel and other products that will help offset the
more than 350,000 barrels per day of refined products the country currently
imports. These technologies will also help meet growing domestic demand with
products meeting international standards equivalent to Euro V fuel
standards. Startup of the 140,000 barrel-per-day refinery is expected in
2020.
"The Honeywell solution combines UOP's deep process knowledge with HPS's
expertise in plant automation to make the refinery run at the top of its
capability," said Mike Millard, vice president and general manager of
Honeywell UOP's Process Technology and Equipment business. "The integration
of process technology with a controls solution enables the Karbala refinery
to make more gasoline, diesel, fuel oil, jet fuel, liquefied petroleum gas
and asphalt, and make it more efficiently."
"Honeywell has a great track record of successful projects implemented in
Iraq," said Pieter Krynauw, vice president and general manager of HPS'
Projects and Automation Solutions business. "When we combine UOP process
technology with the HPS automation and controls, refineries will be able to
reach peak performance faster and lower the total cost of ownership while
getting the best return of investment for the project lifecycle."
Honeywell technologies licensed for the Karbala refinery include:
-- The UOP Penex(TM) process to upgrade light naphtha feedstock to produce
isomerate, a cleaner gasoline blend-stock that does not contain benzene,
aromatics or olefins.
-- The UOP fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) process to convert heavy
feedstocks recovered from other refinery operations into high-octane
gasoline.
-- The UOP CCR Platforming(TM) process to convert low-quality naphtha to
high-octane blending components for gasoline.
-- The UOP Unionfining(TM) process to improve the quality of distillate
boiling-range feedstocks to help meet tougher product specifications.
-- The UOP Chlorsorb(TM) process to help meet stringent waste gas
specifications.
-- The Experion(R) Process Knowledge System (PKS), the heart of the
Integrated Control and Safety Systems (ICSS), which unifies people with
process, business requirements and asset management by enabling
integration of all process control and safety systems and automation
software under a single architecture.
-- Safety Manager, which integrates process safety data, applications,
system diagnostics and critical control strategies, and executes defined
safety applications in a fully redundant architecture.
-- Fire and gas safety systems, which include SIL3 certified safety systems
connected to fire detectors, fire alarm panels, fire suppression
systems,
gas detectors, sounders and beacons to minimize the impact of any
abnormal situations.
-- UniSim(R) training simulators, which enable industrial sites better
plan,
deploy and manage a structured program for operator competency.
For more than 80 years, Honeywell has been committed to supporting the
growth, development and economic diversification of the Middle East region,
with 17 offices and more than 1,800 employees across the region, including
three offices in Iraq. Honeywell offers one of the broadest product and
solution portfolios for the region's key industries and vital
infrastructure.
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