The investment thus completes the general plan of actions carried out by Rompetrol Rafinare for the optimization, efficiency and compliance of the operational processes. The installation was put into operation, complying with all the norms in the field.
“We are investing in the implementation of the most modern and safe technologies, aimed at continuously reducing the impact that the Vega refinery has on the environment. The ongoing projects, together with the investments destined to streamline the production processes, will be able to ensure a positive course for Vega refinery, in the trend of the last years, in which remarkable results have been obtained”, said Yedil Utekov, General Manager of Rompetrol Rafinare.
The vapor recovery unit complies with all the environmental requirements in the field of emissions of volatile organic compounds, resulting from the operations of loading and unloading of petroleum products in the automotive and rail ramps of the Vega refinery. The works were carried out under the coordination of Rominserv (the general contractor of the KMG International Group), the central equipment of the installation was provided by a major French company and now operates automatically.
In 2018, Vega Ploiești refinery, obtained eight operational records, including processed raw material (406,000 tons), hexane production (over 84,500 tons) or solvent production (43,500 tons).
The Vega refinery has an investment budget of USD$8.8 million for 2019.
Rompetrol Rafinare is controlled by KMG International (54.63% – directly and indirectly) and by the Romanian state, through the Energy Ministry (44.69%).