Rompetrol Rafinare introduced into the operational flow of the Petromidia refinery two modern reactors, part of the Vacuum Distillate Hydrorefining (HDV) facility, which will reach optimal operational parameters in the shortest time, the investment raising at about 16 million dollars.

According to a company’s press release sent to AGERPRES on Wednesday, the investment, implemented as part of the recently completed general overhaul, will lead to an increase in the amount of charged catalyst.

The integration of the reactors into production was marked in the presence of the representative of the Romanian Government – State Councilor Florin Spataru – and the Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Romania, Yerlik Ali, who were on an official visit to the Petromidia platform on Wednesday.

These special pieces of equipment are designed and executed for operation at considerable temperatures and pressures, in an environment with the presence of hydrogen. The two reactors, measuring approximately 33 meters in height, weighing approximately 285 tons each, were manufactured in Romania by the Comes company, and the installation in the operational flow was carried out by Industrial Montaj.

The role of the HDV facility is the processing/hydrorefining of diesel mixtures resulting from the technological processes of other facilities in the operational flow, in order to eliminate sulfur compounds and, implicitly, obtain EURO 5 components for the final production of diesel.

„The replacement of the reactors is one of the most important projects implemented during the general overhaul. In total, about 85 million dollars were invested in the modernization projects of the Petromidia refinery, the largest profile unit in the country,” the release reads.

In the first three months of 2024, the Petromidia refinery processed 943,000 tonnes of raw materials, mainly Kazakhstani steel. Rompetrol Rafinare is one of the most important contributors to Romania’s state budget, paying over 316 million dollars in the first quarter of the year.

The significant shareholders of Rompetrol Rafinare are KMG International (54.63% – directly and indirectly) and the Romanian state, through the Ministry of Energy (44.7%).

AGERPRES