Honeywell to provide safety systems for Kuwait Refinery

Honeywell has announced that it has been selected by Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) to provide the Integrated Control and Safety System (ICSS) for its new 615,000 barrel-a-day Al Zour refinery complex to be built in southern Kuwait. Honeywell will also provide the front-end engineering design (FEED) for the system.
 
James King, General Manager, Honeywell Kuwait, stated, “With this new refinery, Kuwait will become one of the largest producers of clean fuels in the Middle East. Honeywell’s suite of proven technologies for the refining industry is well suited to support a quick and safe refinery start-up, and efficient operations. We are pleased to have been selected for this important project.”
 
Honeywell has provided industry-leading technologies to KNPC’s refineries for about 30 years through its Process Solutions (HPS) business and has long-sustained a presence in Kuwait. As the main automation contractor for the new Al Zour refinery, Honeywell will supply Experion PKS as the main control system for the refinery complex, as well as integrate all process automation systems throughout the site. Additionally, having HPS perform front-end engineering and design of the system will help drive consistent designs from other contractors throughout the entire project and help speed its completion.
 
The new refinery complex will help to meet domestic demand and export of ultra-low sulfur products such as fuel oil, diesel and kerosene, as well as petrochemical feedstocks.