El Suez refinery
Also known as:
SOPC, Suez Oil Processing Company
SOPC, Suez Oil Processing Company
El Suez is a small, low complexity refinery located at the north end of the Gulf of Suez, at the south entrance to the Suez Canal, in Egypt.
The refinery is owned and operated by EGPC.
Refinery configuration
Refinery configuration
Complexity: 5.0
Major process units:
Major process units:
Atmospheric distillation - 68 kbpd
Reformer - Continuous (CCR) unit
Employees: 5280
Location
Location
XG43+G22, Suez, Suez Governorate 8140007, Egypt
Refinery history
Refinery history
1921 - Refinery commissioned
1953 - Ownership transferred to EGPC.
1963 - Merged with another Suez refinery