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EFRA Project (Effective Refining) – Delayed Coking Complex, Grupa LOTOS Refinery in Gdańsk

completedstage: operationaldelivereddelayed
PLN 2.3 billion
programme budget (multi-year) · data from 2019net or gross: not recorded≈ PLN 2.3 billion (value-by-stage, est., nominal)funding: private finance, state funds, the investor’s own funds

The EFRA Project (Effective Refining) is a strategic investment by Grupa LOTOS S.A. and its subsidiary LOTOS Asfalt Sp. z o.o., carried out in 2015–2019 at the refinery in Gdańsk (Pomorskie voivodeship). The cost of the project, implemented in 2015–2019, was approximately PLN 2.3 billion. The foundation stone for the construction was laid in October 2015, and construction work on the main installations began in 2016. The heart of the investment is the Delayed Coker Unit (DCU), together with accompanying installations, including a hydrogen generation unit (HGU) and coker naphtha hydrodesulphurisation. The coking complex reached the Ready for Start-Up phase in the first half of 2019, with full load planned for the fourth quarter of 2019; formal completion of the project was confirmed in 2019. Thanks to EFRA, the refinery solved the problem of effectively utilising the heavy residue from crude oil processing, increasing the conversion depth and producing additional fuels and coke from it. The investment enables the production of an additional approximately 900,000 tonnes per year of high-margin fuels (mainly diesel and jet fuel) and approximately 300,000 tonnes of coke.

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Deliverydelivered[4]
Scheduledelayed[1]

Timeline

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  1. Construction startOct 2015
  2. Original dateMar 2018
  3. Delivery2019

Change history

  • 2019stage: operational
  • Oct 2015stage: construction

Significance

The EFRA Project was one of Grupa LOTOS's largest industrial investments and significantly increased the crude oil conversion depth at the Gdańsk refinery. The delayed coking unit made it possible to utilise the heavy vacuum residue, converting it into an additional approximately 900,000 tonnes per year of high-margin fuels (mainly diesel and jet fuel) and approximately 300,000 tonnes of coke. The investment raised the group's refining margin and formed part of the refinery's technological modernisation process, which had begun with the earlier Programme 10+.

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  1. [1]Grupa Lotos: Kompleks koksowania w ramach Projektu EFRA gotowy do rozruchu ↗archived ✓
    Money.pl / PAP1 Jul 2019
    CostInvestorSchedule
    CostKoszt projektu EFRA realizowanego w latach 2015-2019 to ok. 2,3 mld zł.
    InvestorKonsekwencją RFSU jest przekazanie instalacji do rozruchu, czyli do prób i testów jej użytkownikowi - zakładowi EFRA należącym do spółki Lotos Asfalt, właściciela instalacji, podano.
    Schedule31 maja Grupa Lotos informowała o przesunięciu terminu osiągnięcia stanu gotowości do rozruchu ostatniego z kompleksów Projektu EFRA - kompleksu koksowania do 30 czerwca 2019.
  2. [2]Grupa Lotos Effective Refining (EFRA) Project, Gdansk ↗archived ✓
    Offshore Technology
    Construction startOriginal date
    Construction startThe cornerstone for the construction of the deep oil conversion complex as part of the EFRA project was laid in October 2015. The first stage of construction involved carrying out earthworks to ensure the area and sites were ready for the foundations and piling works of the planned units.
    Original dateExpected Completion March 2018
  3. [3]Grupa Lotos formally wraps EFRA project at Gdańsk refinery ↗
    Oil & Gas JournalApr 2020
    Stage
    Stageboost the Gdańsk refinery's overall production of high-margin products (primarily diesel oil and aviation fuel) by about 900,000 tpy and coke by 300,000 tpy
  4. [4]Grupa Lotos Oil Refinery Upgrade (EFRA Project) ↗archived ✓
    NS Energy
    StatusDelivery
    Status · DeliveryThe EFRA project, which was completed in 2019, involved the installation of a 350,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) DCU
  5. [5]chemiaibiznes.com.pl ↗archived ✓
    Funding
    Fundingkonsorcjum finansujące udzieliło spółce Lotos Asfalt kredytu inwestycyjnego w wysokości 432 mln dolarów na sfinansowanie 70% wartości inwestycji oraz kredytu obrotowego w kwocie 300 mln zł.
    FundingPozostała część nakładów na Projekt EFRA jest finansowana środkami własnymi Grupy Lotos i Lotos Asfalt, w tym pochodzi z emisji akcji Grupy Lotos.
  6. [6]money.pl ↗archived ✓
    Funding
    FundingJak poinformował resort skarbu, pieniądze pozyskane dzięki objęciu akcji nowej emisji przez Skarb Państwa mają trafić na budowę instalacji opóźnionego koksowania oraz instalacji towarzyszących.