Jizzakh Petroleum JV LLC, a joint venture of JSC Uzbekneftegaz and Gazprom International SA subsidiary Gas Project Development Central Asia AG, has let a contract to Honeywell UOP LLC to provide technology for a proposed 5 million-tonne/year grassroots refinery under construction in the Jizzakh region of eastern Uzbekistan.
Honeywell UOP will provide licensing and basic engineering design services to Jizzakh Petroleum for its proprietary CCR Platforming, Par-Isom, Distillate Unionfining, Unicracking, and Merox processes, the service provider said.
Designed to produce clean-burning gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel, the Jizzakh refinery is part of the Uzbekistan government’s multiyear development plan to achieve national energy independence and increase the country’s export potential.
Once completed, the refinery will produce 3.7 million tpy Euro 5-quality motor fuels, 700,000 tpy of aviation fuel, and 500,000 tpy of other products, including LPG and bitumen, Honeywell UOP said.
The service provider disclosed neither a value of the contract nor a timeframe for the project’s completion.
Uzbekistan first announced the proposed $2.2-billion complex and broke ground on the project in 2017 (OGJ Online, Sept. 14, 2017; May 1, 2017).
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