The project ensures an improvement of the production flow and a substantial reduction in sulfur dioxide emissions.
“It is a unique project at the level of Romania and is part of the Group’s strategy of continuous modernization of the operational processes at the level of the production units – the Petromidia Navodari and Vega Ploiesti refineries. The implementation of modern solutions directly and indirectly supports the strategic directions for increasing the degree of protection of the environment and the continuous reduction of the impact on the local communities,” said Felix Crudu Tesloveanu, general manager of Rompetrol Rafinare.
The liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) recovery facility is designed to remove organic sulfur compounds and hydrocarbons from coking gases before they are sent to desulfurization plants and then into the refinery’s fuel gas system.
With a processing capacity of a maximum flow rate of 16,000 Nm3 / h, the new plant ensures an improvement of the production flow through the recovery and combustion of gases, but also the significant reduction of sulfur from the gases discharged to the refinery baskets – well below the limit imposed by the European Environment regulations.
Designed by IPIP Ploiesti and built in Savinesti – Neamt county, the column has a height of 32.8 meters. The installation and integration in the parameters were made by the Rominserv specialists, the technological solutions provider of the KMG International group.
Rompetrol Rafinare is one of the largest contributors to Romania’s state budget, paying over $1.5 billion dollars annually. The company operates Petromidia refineries (the largest and one of the most important units in the Black Sea), Vega (the most long-lasting refinery in Romania, the only one in the country capable of producing bitumen and hexane), as well as the country’s sole Petrochemical Division (the sole domestic producer of polypropylene and polyethylene).
The reduction of sulfur dioxide is an objective of the KMG International Group, in line with the provisions of the integrated environmental permit. This approach is closely related to the strategy of development and growth of production, through the processing of crude oil, but also with the commitment made to demonstrate the sustainable performances regarding the environmental protection, by reducing the impact of the activities on the environment.