India's NRL to Overhaul Fuel Plant of Korangi Refinery

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Delhi, India)-- Pakistan's private-sector refinery major National Refinery Limited (KSE:NRL) (NRL) (Karachi, Pakistan) is preparing to begin a 22-day planned maintenance in the 50,000-barrel-per-day (BBL/d) fuel plant at its 62,000-BBL/d Korangi Refinery. The turnaround is expected to begin in October 2012. The overall cost of the turnaround has been pegged at $10 million. Major units scheduled for maintenance include the 4,000-BBL/d Platforming Unit; the 7,000-BBL/d Naphtha Stabilizer Unit; the 50,000-BBL/d Crude Distillation Unit; the 3,000-BBL/d Kerosene Merox Unit; the 3,800-BBL/d Naphtha Hydrotreater; and the 7,000-BBL/d Naphtha Stabilizer Unit. The turnaround will include maintenance and repair work for heat exchangers, tubes, reformer, column and burners.

NRL is owned by Attock Oil Group (Rawalpindi, Pakistan). The refinery complex has three refinery blocks, consisting of two lube refineries and one fuel refinery. The first lube refinery, commissioned in 1966, has a designed capacity of 17,000 BBL/d of crude processing. The 10,000-BBL/d second lube refinery was commissioned in 1985, while the fuel refinery, which was commissioned in 1977, has a crude processing capacity of 50,000 BBL/d.

The company has also planned a $1.5 billion expansion of the refinery. For additional information, see May 25, 2012, article - Pakistan Refinery Plans $1.5 Billion Expansion.

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