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Zawia Oil Refining Company
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Zawia Oil Refining Company |
| شركة الزاوية لتكرير النفط | |
| type | State-owned |
| foundation | 1976 |
| location | Libya |
| industry | Petroleum industry |
| products | Kerosene |
| Naphtha | |
| Crude oil | |
| Gasoline | |
| Fuel oil | |
| homepage | www.arc.com.ly |
شركة الزاوية لتكرير النفط Naphtha Crude oil Gasoline Fuel oil
The Zawia Oil Refining Company (ARC) is a subsidiary of the National Oil Corporation (NOC), incorporated under Libyan Commercial Law since 1976. ARC operates the Zawia Refinery, which was built in 1974 by Snamprogetti, Italy. Zawia is currently the country's second largest oil refinery after the Ra's Lanuf Refinery. Primary products include naphtha, gasoline, kerosene, light vacuum gas oil (VGO), fuel oil, base lubricating oils, and asphalt.
Overview
In 1974, ARC began production with a nameplate capacity of 60,000 oilbbl per stream day and in 1977, capacity doubled to 120,000 oilbbl per stream day.
Two naphtha hydrotreaters remove and decrease sulfur compounds, nitrogen compounds and other heavy metallic compounds and prepare feedstock for catalytic reformers. Each unit is also accompanied with a splitter to separate light and heavy naphtha. The two platforming units utilizes heavy naphtha as feedstock produces reformate, which is used as blending stock for gasoline production. The Platforming unit also produces LPG as a bye-product. Two kerosene hydrotreaters are utilized to produce desulfurised kerosene or Jet A-1. Capacity of each unit is 9,650 oilbbl per stream day. NOC is expected to re-tender an engineering, procurement and construction contract for upgrading the Zawia refinery.
| Plant type | No. units | Capacity (bbl/d) | Capacity (m3/d) | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atmospheric Distillation | 2 | 120,000 oilbbl | ||
| Catalytic hydrotreater | 1 | 16,500 oilbbl | ||
| Vacuum unit | 1 | 2,500 oilbbl | ||
| Platforming unit | 2 | 7850 oilbbl | Capacity per unit | |
| Naptha hydroeater | 2 | 11,300 oilbbl | Capacity per unit |
Zawia Oil Terminal
The Zawia oil terminal is operated by ARC. The terminal is located in northwestern Libya at
References
- Energy Information Administration (2007) Libya: Country Analysis Brief
- World Bank (2006), Libyan Arab Jamahiriya: Economic Report, Social & Economic Development Group: MENA Region
- P. Mobbs (2002) Mineral Industry of Libya
- P. Mobbs (2000) Mineral Industry of Libya
- Thomas S. Ahlbrandt (2001) The Sirte Basin Province of Libya: Sirte-Zelten Total Petroleum System U.S. Geological Survey
- REMPEC 2004 Assessment of the existing situation and needs of the GSP Libyan Arab Jamahiriya regarding port reception facilities for collecting ship-generated garbage, bigle water and oily wastes in the ports of Tripoli, Misurata, Khoms and Zawia Terminal
References
- EIA (2007)
- REMPEC 2005 p.29
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