ASTANA, Kazakhstan, January 23. Lummus Technology shared its expertise in clean fuels and petrochemicals with KazMunayGas at a seminar in Kazakhstan’s Astana, Trend reports via KazMunayGas.
In Astana, specialists from the oil refining and petrochemical block of KazMunayGas National Company (KMG), as well as representatives from its subsidiaries – the Atyrau Oil Refinery, Pavlodar Petrochemical Plant, and Shymkent Oil Refinery – participated in the specialized technological seminar. The event was organized by the technical development department of the oil and petrochemical refining department of KMG as part of the long-term cooperation between the national company and the American company Lummus Technology.
It talked about technologies for making clean fuels, hydrotreating distillates, residue processing technologies, catalytic cracking technologies, and making hydrogen, sulfur, and high-octane gasoline components.
A separate topic of discussion was the integration of petrochemical production technologies into refinery schemes.
Such meetings, which allow for the exchange of experiences and knowledge on advanced oil refining and petrochemical technologies, are regularly organized at KazMunayGas. Similar technical seminars with Axens and Shell Catalysts & Technologies (SC&T) took place in 2024.
Lummus Technology is a global leader in developing technological solutions for oil refining and petrochemicals. The company licenses technologies for the production of clean fuels, hydrotreating, renewable products, petrochemicals, polymers, and gas processing. Lummus Technology also supplies catalysts, proprietary equipment, and digital solutions to customers worldwide.
