UAE

Ruwais Hydrocracker Operating at Full Capacity

The new hydrocracking plant at the 120,000-b/d Ruwais refinery in Abu Dhabi began operating at full capacity last month, according to officials of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC). The hydrocracking plant, built at a cost of $400mn by Italy's Snam Progetti, consists of a 27,000 b/d vacuum gas/oil hydrocracking unit, a 46,000 b/d vacuum distillation unit, a 53mn cubic feet hydrogen unit, a sour water stripper with a capacity...