哈国油开建大型烯烃综合体

Core Insights - Kazakhstan's national oil and gas company has initiated the construction of a polyethylene (PE) plant with a capacity of 1.25 million tons per year, marking a significant step in the $7 billion integrated gas-to-chemicals project in Atyrau [1][2] - The PE plant is expected to be completed by 2028 and commence commercial production in 2029, aiming to produce over 20 different grades of polyethylene resin for domestic use and export to Europe, Turkey, China, and CIS countries [1] - The project is projected to replace 90% of Kazakhstan's current PE imports, with an estimated 300,000 tons of PE imports in 2024, and the domestic PE market could grow to 400,000 tons annually by 2035 [1] Project Details - The initial preparations for a 1.3 million tons per year ethane cracking unit will begin in November, with Técnicas Reunidas as the EPC contractor, and the cracking furnace is scheduled for completion by the end of 2028 [2] - The ethylene technology for the cracking unit will be based on Lummus Technology LLP's technology, while the ethylene polymerization process will utilize licensed technologies from Chevron Phillips Chemical Company and Univation Technologies LLC [2] - The national oil company holds a 40% stake in the Silleno LLP joint venture, with Sinopec and Sibur each holding 30% [2] Additional Developments - In 2022, the national oil company commissioned a propane dehydrogenation (PDH) unit and a 500,000 tons per year polypropylene (PP) unit in Atyrau, utilizing propane feedstock from the Tengiz oil field [2] - The company is also considering a collaboration with Sinopec to construct a paraxylene (PTA) and 735,000 tons per year polyethylene terephthalate (PET) project in Atyrau, which entered the front-end engineering and design phase in August of the previous year [2]