Dubai, UAE: HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, received a briefing from HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Vice Chairman of the Emirates National Oil Group (ENOC), about the latest developments of ENOC's Jebel Ali refinery expansion project. Accompanied by HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council of WETEX 2017, HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum was given key details about the expansion project, including the refinery's production capacity and its expected contribution to the development of the country's oil industry. Commercial production of the expanded refinery is expected to commence in the fourth quarter of 2019. 

The USD 1.1 billion expansion project will play a lead role in the move to raise the production capacity of the Jebel Ali refinery from 140,000 barrels per day to 210,000 barrels, which can help meet the requirements of local, regional and international markets.

“The expansion of the Jebel Ali refinery reflects ENOC's continuing commitment to play a key role in the move to achieve the vision of the UAE's wise leadership and to drive in more infrastructure development, which falls in line with Dubai 2021 Plan and the need to meet the growing demand for energy in the Emirate. ENOC's expansion strategy also complements the continuing effort to achieve sustainable development in Dubai while also looking to improve and enhance the efficiency of the energy sector,” said Al Tayer.

HE Saif Al Falasi, CEO of ENOC, also talked about the initiatives that ENOC has undertaken to promote the rationalisation of energy consumption, which is part of the recently-released second report on energy efficiency and management from ENOC.   

“The expansion of the Jebel Ali refinery represents our continuing efforts to develop the petroleum industry market, particularly in light of the growing demand for energy in the UAE and the move to develop the refinery project as part of our five-year strategy to provide continuous energy, as efficiently and reliably as possible, in the UAE,” said Al Falasi.

ENOC awarded Tecnip an engineering, procurement and construction contract for the design and construction works of the new processing units of the refinery. Another contract was awarded to Rotary Engineering Fujairah for the construction of 12 new storage tanks for the refinery, while Overseas-AST was also awarded a contract for the construction of various interconnecting pipelines between the refinery’s processing units, the storage tanks and the berth facilities within the Jebel Ali Free Zone.

ENOC participated at the 19th Water, Energy, Technology, and Environment Exhibition (WETEX 2017), organised by DEWA. The company promoted its wide range of cutting-edge solutions for energy and resource management, including best practices for delivering innovation that ensures compliance with the highest international standards and implementation of globally-accepted best practices in resource management and energy efficiency. This covers all aspects of its operations, from exploration, transport to storage, distribution and marketing.

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