Aromatics Oman Ltd, Oman
Key Data:
Name of plant
Aromatics Oman Ltd (AOL)
Plant Owner
60% owned by Oman Oil Company. 20%, Oman Refinery Company, and 20% LG International.
Plant location
Sohar industrial area, Oman
Plant capacity
814,000tpa paraxylene (PX), 210,000tpa benzene
Cost of project
$1.6bn
Startup of plant
Third quarter of 2009
Financial advisor
HSBC Bank Middle East Ltd.
Engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract
LG International Corporation/GS Engineering Construction Corporation
Technology licence package
Axens
Engineering for technology licence package
Uhde/Axens
Operator training simulator
Axens/RSI Simcon
Heat exchangers
Alfa Laval
Process Control
Honeywell
Transportation
Oman Shipping Company SAOC, Oman Trading International, Vitol
Supply of feedstock
Sohar Refinery Company
