Honeywell has declared that it will provide process technology and advanced automation controls to Iraq’s Karbala refinery, which is now under construction in Karbala Province, about 120km south of Baghdad. The grassroots refinery will use industry-leading refining processes from Honeywell UOP and automation controls from Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS) to allow Iraq’s State Company of Oil Projects’ (SCOP) Karbala refinery to maximize production of fuel and other products that will help offset the more than 350,000 barrels per day of refined products. These technologies will also help meet growing domestic demand with products meeting international standards equivalent to Euro V fuel standards. Start-up of the 140,000 barrel-per-day refinery is expected in 2020.
“The Honeywell solution combines UOP’s deep process knowledge with HPS’s expertise in plant automation,” said Mike Millard, vice president and general manager of Honeywell UOP’s Process Technology and Equipment business. “The integration of process technology with a controls solution enables the Karbala refinery to make more gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, LPG and asphalt.” Honeywell technologies licensed for the Karbala refinery include, the UOP Penex™ process, the UOP fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) process, the UOP Chlorsorb™ process, the Experion® Process Knowledge System (PKS), Safety Manager, and UniSim®.
