Baiji refinery

Baiji is a small, hydroskimming refinery located in Iraq.

The refinery is owned and operated by NRC.

Refinery configuration

Complexity: 2.9

Major process units:

Atmospheric distillation - 290 kbpd - 3 units: Baiji North (150 kbpd), Salahaddin 1 (70 kbpd) Salhaddin 2 (70 kbpd)

Vacuum distillation - 100 kbpd

Reformer - 45 kbpd - Continuous (CCR) unit

C5/C6 isomerization - 20 kbpd

Naphtha hydrotreater  - 63 kbpd

Distillate hydrotreater - 68 kbpd

SRU


Refinery history

202? - New CDU (70 kbpd) being added

2024 - Refinery recommissioned

2021- Salahaddin 1 and 2 CDUs recommissioned

2014 - Refinery shut down d

1982 - Refinery commissioned