Joint Area Refinery



Joint Area Refinery owned by Montian Oil & Gas Consortium, is the one and only refinery in Springmont located in Port Aldbridge, Woolchurch, Springmont. The refinery processes low sulphur crude from Aldbridge Offshore Oilfield and some from Benjamin Vanhampler Offshore Oilfield. Formerly known as Port Aldbridge Refinery, start operation on July 2002 after completed in 1999. A protest from a local citizen delay the opening. Ministry of Industries & Energy planning to close down the refinery and sending all Springmont Crude oil to Pemecutan and be processing there.

History

 * 2002 - Joint Area Refinery start operation
 * 2007 - Montian Oil & Gas Consortium acquire 51% of Republic Oil & Gas's stake
 * 2012 - Capacity was increased to 65,000 bpd from 39,000 bp
 * 2020 - A closing down planning is tabling by Ministry of Industries & Energy

Database
Ownership: Montian Oil & Gas Consortium (Montian Oil & Gas 51%, Republic Oil & Gas 29%, Montian Petrochemical 20%)

Location: Port Aldbridge

Capacity: 3.25 million tons/annum & 65,000 bbl/day

Refining Units

 * Crude unit 35,000
 * Vacuum unit 2,500
 * Catalytic reformer 1,900
 * Catalytic hydro desulphuriser 2,800
 * Pre kero / distillate hydrotreater 3,500
 * Asphalt (t/d) 950

Products Produced
LPG, motor gasoline, diesel fuels, virgin naphtha, aviation turbine fuel, kerosene for wells, heating oil, coke – green and calcined, and bitumen

Opening argument
Local residents and environmental NGOs are protesting the opening of the Joint Area Refinery