Baars, F.
Fred Baars is a Senior Process Director with Fluor’s Energy and Chemicals business line in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Mr. Baars has more than 35 yr of experience in refinery operations and processes, and in executing and managing refinery projects in all phases of execution. He was named a Fluor Fellow in 2005.
Technical considerations for the Heydar Aliyev refinery revamp
Environment & Safety
/ Petrochemicals
/ Process Optimization
/ Project Management
/ Refining
/ Acid Gas Removal
/ Europe
/ Construction
/ Diesel
/ Economics
/ Engineering & Design
/ Environment
/ Equipment
/ Gasoline
/ Greenhouse Gases
/ Hydrotreating
/ Naphtha
/ Natural Gas
/ Products
/ Pumps
/ Reactors
/ Safety
/ Treating
The following case study describes the early development phases of SOCAR’s ongoing major revamp project at the Heydar Aliyev Refinery (HAR) in Baku, Azerbaijan, and its interface with the associated Azerikimya (AZK) steam cracking complex near Sumgait. References are made to the related SOCAR polymer project in Sumgayit, as well.
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Construction Boxscore: Project Spotlight
Project:
Long Son Petrochemicals Complex
Location:
Long Son, Vietnam
Operator:
Siam Cement Group
Cost:
$5.4 B
Capacity:
1.65 MMtpy
Completion date:
2023
Status:
Under Construction