Azerbaijan, Baku, April 10 / Trend , E.Ismayilov/
The Heydar Aliyev Oil Refinery Plant (ORP) of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) plans to finish installing a new computer management system, a source at the SOCAR said on April 10.
"Work in this direction is planned to finish by late 2009," the source said.
Coking installation designates to receive oil coke and refine additional number of light oil products from dark wastes.
Work on the installation of new system began. The ordered equipment of the American Honeywell company comes to the plant stage by stage. The new computer system is necessary for ensuring the reliability of management, operations, security and exact fulfillment of the technological tasks of the installation.
Honeywell presents technology and equipment for automation and operation of industrial facilities. The systems of the automation of company were established on 12 of 13 largest oil refineries of Russia.
By the end of 2009, it is planned to begin works on the application of a computer system for control on the installation of catalytic reforming.
Installation of catalytic reforming is necessary for catalytic refining petrol fractions under a pressure to get high-octane petrol, aromatic hydrocarbon and hydrogenous gas.
There are two oil refinery plants (ORP) in Azerbaijan, including the Heydar Aliyev ORP and Azneftyag ORP. The first ORP produces light oil and the second - dark products. Both ORPs' production capacity is 20 million tons of oil each year. Both ORPs belong to SOCAR which produces roughly 6 million tons of oil each year from offshore and onshore fields by own means.
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