18 December 2013
Muscat: Oman Refineries and Petroleum Industries Company (Orpic) celebrated the official opening of a new facility, demonstrating its continuous commitment to environmental improvement.
The ribbon-cutting ceremony for the hazardous/non-hazardous waste storage centre was conducted by Orpic board member Ali bin Abdullah Al Riyami, DG of Marketing, Ministry of Oil and Gas, who was accompanied by board member, Dr Saleh bin Ali Al Anboori - DG of Petroleum Investments, Ministry of Oil and Gas, and Orpic chief executive officer Musab Al Mahruqi, while on a tour of Orpic's Sohar complex, said in a press release.
"This is further evidence of the effectiveness of our Environmental Improvement Plan. We recently announced the significant improvements that have been made in the areas of Gas Flaring and Sulphur Dioxide emissions, and like them, this facility is part of a carefully planned programme. It enables us to temporarily store used materials and release them from within our own complex. It is set up as a warehouse, segregating different types of waste," said Musab Al Mahruqi.
The hazardous/non-hazardous waste centre consists of a number of separated areas for different types of waste produced as a result of the process of turning crude oil into a range of pure products ready for consumer use. Three separate areas, one of them covered, take up 4,000 square metres of space for hazardous materials, and 5,000 square metres is devoted to non-hazardous waste.
Much of the waste that is produced by the refining process can be recycled by other industrial processes. The used catalyst that converts heavy oil fractions into light oil, for instance, which amounts to a considerable proportion of the industrial waste generated, can be re-used in the cement industry.
Muscat: Oman Refineries and Petroleum Industries Company (Orpic) celebrated the official opening of a new facility, demonstrating its continuous commitment to environmental improvement.
The ribbon-cutting ceremony for the hazardous/non-hazardous waste storage centre was conducted by Orpic board member Ali bin Abdullah Al Riyami, DG of Marketing, Ministry of Oil and Gas, who was accompanied by board member, Dr Saleh bin Ali Al Anboori - DG of Petroleum Investments, Ministry of Oil and Gas, and Orpic chief executive officer Musab Al Mahruqi, while on a tour of Orpic's Sohar complex, said in a press release.
"This is further evidence of the effectiveness of our Environmental Improvement Plan. We recently announced the significant improvements that have been made in the areas of Gas Flaring and Sulphur Dioxide emissions, and like them, this facility is part of a carefully planned programme. It enables us to temporarily store used materials and release them from within our own complex. It is set up as a warehouse, segregating different types of waste," said Musab Al Mahruqi.
The hazardous/non-hazardous waste centre consists of a number of separated areas for different types of waste produced as a result of the process of turning crude oil into a range of pure products ready for consumer use. Three separate areas, one of them covered, take up 4,000 square metres of space for hazardous materials, and 5,000 square metres is devoted to non-hazardous waste.
Much of the waste that is produced by the refining process can be recycled by other industrial processes. The used catalyst that converts heavy oil fractions into light oil, for instance, which amounts to a considerable proportion of the industrial waste generated, can be re-used in the cement industry.
© Times of Oman 2013
