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DOWNSTREAM

Key contract for the Midor Refinery

upgrade in Egypt

Termomeccanica delivers
yet another strategic supply
for the MENA Oil & Gas market
demonstrating its specific expertise
in the downstream sector

Nicolò Vaccarezza Denevi,
Project Manager for Oil & Gas contracts,
Termomeccanica Pompe

uring the second half of 2020, Ter- The Midor refinery at night
momeccanica delivered 40 different
types of API-610 pumps, correspon-
ding to a total of 67 complete skid Due to specific project requirements, TMP faced
arrangements for the MIDOR expan- the challenge of providing a large
Dsion project in Egypt.
The project regards the modernization and expan-“number of customized versions of usually
sion of the state-owned Middle East Oil Refinery standard pumps in a wide variety of pump skid
Co.’s (MIDOR) refinery in El Amreya Free Zone, Ale- configurations while respecting a tight project
xandria. Its scope is to, by 2022, increase the origi-
nal refining capacity by 60% (bringing it to 160,000 schedule
barrel/day) as well as upgrade its fuel production to
Euro 5 standards.
The project follows a sustainable development ap- The pumps it supplied were spread over six API-
proach, i.e. minimizing the use of natural resources 610 pump types covering a wide range of refine-
and the emissions associated to the Refinery ope- ry services, more specifically:
ration and is integrated into a wide national plan • OH2-type pumps for hydrocarbon, solvent
to help meet domestic petroleum product demand and caustic services with apposite material
internally therefore reducing imports from abroad. and auxiliary seal system;
• BB2 pumps for hydrocarbon, coke handling
TMP’s supply • and high temperature services;
BB3 pumps for separator service;
Due to specific project requirements, TMP faced • VS1 for biological and water service;
the challenge of providing a large number of cu- • VS4 for amine, slop and sour water service;
stomized versions of usually standard pumps in • VS6 pumps for SDA solvent service.
a wide variety of pump skid configurations while
respecting a tight project schedule. Pump configuration widely varied based on natu-

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