Pakistan Refinery Limited (PRL) ne 2028 tak apne upgraded refinery se production shuru karne ka target set kar liya.
PRL ka Refinery Expansion and Upgrade Project (REUP), jo refinery ki crude processing capacity ko do guna karne aur technology ko upgrade karne ka irada rakhta hai, ab tak kaafi aham marahil tay kar chuka hai, yeh baat company ki annual reports mein batai gayi hai.
Is project ka maksad refinery ko duniya ke behtareen standards ke mutabiq banana aur PRL ke liye munafa aur sustainability ko yaqini banana hai. REUP ke tehat refinery ki processing capacity 50,000 barrels per day se barhakar 100,000 barrels per day kar di jayegi, aur furnace oil ki production ko eliminate karke zyada se zyada middle distillates produce kiye jayenge.
Upgraded refinery, cleaner aur environmentally friendly fuels jese ke **EURO V compliant Diesel aur Petrol** ko produce karegi. Is project ka aik aham hissa advanced technology ka istemal hai, jis me **Residue Fluidised Catalytic Cracker (RFCC)** shamil hai, jo furnace oil ko MS, Diesel, Propylene aur doosre valuable distillates mein convert karega. Yeh technology PRL ke liye operations ko behter banane aur environment ko mehfooz rakhne mein madadgar hogi.
Wood Group UK Limited ne Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) ka kaam khatam kar liya hai, aur licensed units ke process design packages ko UOP (USA) aur Axens (France) ke saath milkar successfully complete kiya gaya hai. FEED phase ki completions hote hote, 2024-25 ke Q2 tak umeed hai.
REUP ke liye Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Financing (EPCF) phase ke liye bids ka intezar hai, jin ka submission December 2024 tak expected hai. Financial close aur final investment decision ke baad, EPC award diya jayega, jiska commissioning aur start-up 2028 mein plan hai.
PRL ka yeh brownfield project economic tor pe kaafi faidemand hai, jis
me existing site aur infrastructure ka istemal karke project ko profitable aur thore waqt mein faida mand banaya gaya hai.
PRL ka yeh qadam munafa aur sustainability ke liye aik naya door kholega, aur environment ko madde nazar rakhte hue operations ko nayi bulandiyon par le jayega.
