Kermanshah Oil Refinery in the western namesake province is completing development plans in collaboration with the Research Institute of Petroleum Industry and using the institute’s indigenized know-how, director of the refinery’s development program said.
“The refinery and RIPI have signed a contract, based on which the capacity of the atmospheric distillation units [processing units] is to increase from 20,000 barrels per day to 40,000 bpd. The production of Euro 5 diesel in also on the agenda,” Babak Golzari-Zamir was also quoted as saying by the Oil Ministry’s news agency Shana.
Atmospheric distillation is the first fundamental step in the refining process. Its primary purpose is to separate crude oil into its components for further processing.
European emission standards are vehicle emission standards for exhaust emissions of new vehicles sold in the European Union and EEA member states. The standards are defined in a series of European Union directives that lay out increasingly stringent standards.
Emissions standards are stricter under Euro 5, with lower limits for carbon monoxide, unburnt hydrocarbons and oxides of nitrogen. Euro 5 also introduces a new standard measuring hydrocarbons, excluding methane.
“Iran used foreign technical know-how for the construction of process units in previous years,” Golzari-Zamir said, adding that RIPI has gained the technical know-how for producing catalysts used in the refining process and will help experts and engineers at Kermanshah Refinery to carry out the development program.
Located in western Iran, Kermanshah Refinery is the second oldest oil refining complex in the country after Abadan Refinery.
It produces 100,000 liters of liquid petroleum gas, 750,000 liters of gasoline, 450,000 liters of kerosene and 750,000 liters of fuel oil per day.
Founded in 1959 in Tehran, RIPI is a research and development arm of the Oil Ministry. The major research institute of Iran is the largest of its kind in the Middle East.
RIPI has become a major technology provider for Iran’s petroleum industry. Its strategy is focused on creating added value via production and commercialization of technology, with the approach of carrying out research for the development of new technologies and indigenization of new technologies.
The institute operates in the sectors of upstream and downstream petroleum industry, as well as energy and environment.
The upstream petroleum research center carries out fundamental and applied researches, conducts comprehensive studies and offers scientific, laboratory and scientific advisory services to meet the technological needs of the industry and solve related problems.
This is while the downstream petroleum research center plays a key role in the production and exportation of science and technology in oil, gas and petrochemical industries.
By carrying out research and development projects, the Energy and Environment Division acquires technical know-how in oil industry and solves problems related to the fields of energy, industrial production, environment and biotechnology.
