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Iran Offers
Huge Projects on Oil Refining Industry Optimization and Development |
The National Iranian Oil Refining and
Distribution Company (NIORDC) is organizing the second Iran Oil Refining Forum
(IOR-II) under patronage of His Excellency Mr. M. Nematzadeh, Petroleum Deputy
Minister and President of NIORDC in Tehran on 11-12 October 2008.
The event aims to make an evolution in
Iran’s oil refining industries which covers both existing refineries as well
as new grassroots refineries. Also residue upgrading technology and extra
heavy crude oil processing would be as major topics to be discussed at the
forum.
Addressing reporters, IOR-II secretary
Mohsen Alagheband Hosseini talked about the most important topics to be
discussed in the forum. He said optimization and upgrading plans for the
Iranian oil refining industry are underway in two major fields, which are
considered a profound development and an industrial upheaval in oil refining
industry.
Exporting
Services to Overseas Markets:
He said the second international
Iran Oil Refining Forum has allocated 600 square meters to exhibition space
and has considered needed facilities for exhibition stands in order to present
capabilities and potentials of Iranian engineers, consultant companies, and
contractors of EPC (engineering, procurement, and construction) projects by
offering specifications of projects implemented inside and outside the
country. He added that every effort has been made to choose creditable
companies active in refining projects, which will offer their projects as well
as capabilities and potentials under a suitable atmosphere. Such facilities
have also been considered for overseas companies. The exhibition brings
together international and domestic consultant engineering companies, thus, to
clear the way for all kinds of negotiations aimed at promoting joint
cooperation.
Existing
Refineries: As
far as existing refineries were concerned, Alagheband Hosseini noted that
efforts are being made to optimize capacity of refineries in order to supply
feedstock to downstream plants; convert inexpensive oil waste to more
expensive products with higher added value; refine oil products from
contaminants and establish EU-4 and EU-5 standards for all products; upgrade
health, safety, and environment (HSE) management systems and strict control of
soil, water, and air pollutants; and promote process systems, especially
instrument control systems, to advanced computerized systems.
New Refineries:
Turning to new
refineries, he noted that NIORDC attempts to increase refining capacity from
1.65 million barrels per day crude oil to 3.2 million barrels per day; refine
heavy and superheavy varieties of crude oil; produce valuable products using
gas condensate; avail of the latest achievements in refining technology in
order to maximize output of every barrel of crude oil; observe international
regulations related to quality of products for entry into global markets; and
create jobs, transfer technical know-how, ensure profitability, and implement
Article 44 of the Iranian Constitution.
Iran, Safe
Center for Energy Production in Region and Asia:
According to Alagheband by
increasing oil refining capacity to 3.2 million barrels per day and enforcing
Euro-4 and Euro-5 regulations for products, good grounds will be provided for
entry into international products markets.
By taking advantage of the latest
process technologies, the highest degree of diversity in products will be
achieved and in addition to current products, other products like ethylene,
propylene, benzene, toluene, xylene, various types of coke and carbon used in
industries, various types of carbonated composites, different types of fuel
for ocean-going ships, and a wide range of other oil products will be sent
into international markets, he noted.
He said remarkable volume and diversity
of products in addition to strategic position of Iran in the Persian Gulf,
facilities available in ports, as well as southern coasts and islands will
turn the country into a center for energy production in the region and Asia.
“We will be able to draw attention of
major oil companies and global markets by offering a wide range of programs
and products and take necessary steps for entry into global markets,” he
stressed.
Joint
Cooperation Grounds:
Alagheband said officials of many
companies which hold high-tech licenses (including managing directors, members
of board of directors, founders, and presidents) from developed countries have
been invited to the forum. On the other hand, he noted, outstanding officials
of Iranian oil refining industry such as deputy minister of petroleum,
managing directors of subsidiary companies and project managers will be
actively present in the forum. The international forum aims to facilitate
contacts and organize assessment and discussion panels, meetings, and
sessions, which are hoped to lead to transfer of technical know-how for
projects.
He said banks,
insurance firms, and international financers have also been invited to IOR-II
forum. Therefore, underway plans and projects will be presented in order to
attract financial support during the international forum, he added.
Scientific and
Technical Aspects of IOR-II:
The IOR-II secretary stated that
notice of the forum has been published through domestic and foreign media and
10 major topics of refining industry have been offered on which researchers
and participants may forward their papers.
In the past forum, he said, about 130
papers were forwarded to the secretariat including 35 foreign and 95 domestic
papers. A collection of those papers has been published in a book, which can
be considered a scientific and technical achievement of the forum to be used
by refining industry experts and specialists, he boasted.
He also said that papers will be
assessed by a scientific jury comprising members from universities and
industries. The second forum will pay special attention to common denominators
of oil, gas, and petrochemical industries as well as integration and synergy
in those sectors, he concluded.
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Major Topics to Be
Discussed at
IOR-II
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To introduce Islamic Republic of Iran to participants as
an energy production hub in the region and Asia;
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To provide good grounds for entering into international
markets of oil products and competing with creditable global producers;
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To introduce capabilities and potentials of Iranian
engineers and consultant companies;
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To obtain needed technological licenses and economic
backings to implement improvement and development plans;
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To pave the way for partnership and cooperation between
Iranian and foreign companies in order to facilitate implementation of
plans;
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To select and present scientific and technical papers to
the international forum introducing the latest technological advances in
refining industry.
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