Honeywell tech to help boost Pakistan output
Pakistan is set to increase its diesel and base oil output helped by the US' Honeywell technology.
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Honeywell technology will help NRL's production Image: Honeywell UOP |
Pakistan's National Refinery Limited (NRL) has turned to Honeywell UOP to assist in providing refining technology for a new plant scheduled to come onstream in 2016. The facility, in Karangi (formerly Karachi), will produce 40,000b/d of diesel and 4,500b/d of base oil for lubes production.
Honewell's input will be through use of its Uniflex™ technology, which helps in processing the heaviest elements of crude, known as 'bottom of the barrel' or vacuum residue. Uniflex allows the residue to be converted into vehicle fuels with a minimum of by-products being created.
NRL currently operates three refineries and a petrochemical plant in Pakistan, including the country's only lube production facility. Overall the company processes close to 2.5m tons of crude annually.
