Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (Kipic), the company behind Kuwait’s $27bn (KWD8.2bn) Al Zour refinery has picked Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS) as the main automation contractor for its new Petrochemicals and Refinery Integration Al Zour Project (Prize).
As part of the contract, HPS will deliver front-end engineering design (Feed) and advanced process control technology for the complex, which will help Kipic reach its production targets faster.
In a statement, Honeywell said that Prize has been developed ad part of the Al Zour refinery complex and once developed will be the first integrated refining and petrochemicals complex in Kuwait. Upon being operational, the facility will increase Kuwait’s domestic petrochemicals, aromatics, and gasoline manufacturing capabilities.
Speaking on the contract win, president for Honeywell in Kuwait, Rachad Abdallah said: “At the integrated refining and petrochemicals complex at Al-Zour, we are leveraging our experience and technologies to help develop one of the most ambitious initiatives in the region.”
Meanwhile, acting chief executive officer at Kipic, Hatem Al Awadhi said: “With Honeywell’s support, we are building a strategic project that will only transform Kuwait’s domestic oil and gas market, and also provide a significant accelerator for the country’s long-term economic development by improving gasoline and benzene supply to the local and international markets.”
In July 2019, Honeywell UOP was awarded a contract by Kipic, as part of which the company would reconfigure the refinery and petrochemicals sections of Al Zour Refinery.
Source:https://www.constructionweekonline.com/products-and-services/260525-kuwaits-kipic-picks-honeywell-as-automation-contractor-for-prize