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Gabon's Sogara awards Technip Energies two contracts to modernize Port-Gentil refinery and boost refining capacity

Société gabonaise de raffinage Sogara has awarded Technip Energies two front-end engineering design FEED contracts to modernize its Port-Gentil refinery. The contracts aim to optimize existing infrastructure and develop new industrial capabilities to significantly increase refining capacity. The first contract focuses on debottlenecking current units, improving performance through the integration of a new kerosene sweetening unit and the creation of four additional storage capacities. This optimization will streamline operations and increase crude oil processing volumes. The second project involves the design of a modularized hydrocracking complex. This infrastructure will enable the refinery to substantially increase its production of higher value-added products while improving crude conversion. It also includes the construction of a new marine jetty and unloading facilities to strengthen supply logistics. These projects will allow Sogara to sustainably increase its capacities, currently limited to approximately one million tons of crude processed per year, despite a potential estimated at 1.2 million tons. The goal is to improve the industrial performance of a strategic asset for the Gabonese economy, which has faced declining volumes and financial pressures in recent years. Technip Energies will utilize its expertise in process integration, including its steam methane reforming SMR technology for hydrogen production, essential for hydrocracking units. Both projects are des