Axens (Rueil-Malmaison, France; www.axens.net) has been selected for the modernization project of the Heydar Aliyev Oil Refinery that will enable the refinery, located at Baku, to increase its annual processing capacity, from 6.0 to 7.5 million ton/yr, and produce high-quality Euro 5 fuels. This project is today one of the most important projects of The State Oil Co. of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR; www.socar.az) at a downstream stage.
As part of the project, Axens is providing the following technologies:
— Prime-G+, gasoline desulfurization unit for a design capacity of 1.2 million ton/yr
— Prime-D, diesel hydrotreater unit for a design capacity of 3.0 million ton/yr