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Refinery capacity 000b/d142 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES YEARBOOK 2006<strong>ECONOMIC</strong> <strong>DEVELOPMENT</strong> 143commission a study for possible construction of an onshore gas processing plantwith a capacity of 150 million cf/d. Plans for a pipeline to link into the <strong>UAE</strong>’sdeveloping gas network have, however, been put on hold.800<strong>UAE</strong> Refinery CapacityOIL REFINING AND BUNKERINGRefining capacity in the <strong>UAE</strong> is being boosted to 1.14 mb/d in 2006, from 708,000b/d in 2004. The installation of two world-class condensate splitters at the Ruwaisrefinery have more than doubled Abu Dhabi’s refining capacity to over 500,000bp/d. In addition, Emirates National Oil Company’s (ENOC) refinery added torefined production capacity in 2004 with its 120,000 b/d condensate processingplant at Jebel Ali Free Zone.Abu DhabiAbu Dhabi Oil Refining Company (Takreer) operates the emirate’s two refineriesat Ruwais and Umm al-Nar, which had capacities in 2004 of 420,000 b/d and88,000 b/d respectively. Takreer signed an agreement in May 2005 with DodsalLtd for the execution of a Dh1.47 billion project to link its two refineries. Theproject will optimise inter-refinery operations between Umm alNar and Ruwaisand will help to address the increased product requirements at the Abu DhabiInternational Airport and Al Ain. The US$399 million project is scheduled forcompletion by the end of 2007.The Ruwais plant includes two 140,000 b/d condensate processing trains, whichcame on-stream in 2000, tripling its capacity from 126,000 b/d to 420,000 b/dand increasing Abu Dhabi’s total refining capacity from 211,000 b/d to 508,000 b/d.Light products produced at Ruwais are mainly exported to Japan and India, whilefuel oil produced there is sold locally and used for domestic power generation.Unleaded gasoline (ULG) units have been installed at both refineries. The Ruwaisfacility has also installed a low-sulphur gas-oil (LSGO) plant and expanded itshydrocracker. The other new units are central environmental protection facilities(BeeAT) for the processing and storage of toxic waste, a 300,000 tons/year (t/y)base oil refinery (BOR), and additional sulphur loading facilities in the port ofRuwais. This ambitious development programme at Ruwais is being undertakenin a series of stages.Meanwhile, Takreer’s condensate plant at Ruwais, initially comprising two140,000 b/d units, is being increased to 360,000 b/d by 2006. This is being donein order to process the extra 135,000 b/d of condensate that will be producedby the expanded onshore Asab field when developments there are completed.The increased capacity has been achieved by debottlenecking the existing splittersto increase their effective capacity by 30 per cent.Abu Dhabi already produces lubricants at the two oil refineries, as well as ata 30,000 tonnes per year (t/y) lube-oil blending plant that started up in the late700600500400300200<strong>UAE</strong> REFINERY CAPACITY (000b/d)1000Year 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004Capacity 192.5 205 205 211 246 291 291 411 420 491.3 491.3 510.0 708OPEC Basket Prices 2 January 2001 – 2 September 2005Price per barrel (US$)6258New basket begins June 165450464238Price band suspended January 30343026Price band2218142.1.012.3.012.5.012.7.012.9.012.11.012.1.012.1.022.3.022.7.022.9.022.11.022.1.03Source: EIA/OPEC News Agency (official OPEC news source)2.3.032.5.032.7.032.9.032.11.032.1.042.3.042.5.042.7.042.9.042.11.042.1.052.3.052.5.052.7.052.9.05