India leads globally with most planned FCC unit capacity additions

GlobalData’s latest analysis of planned Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) unit capacity of refineries shows that the Ratnagiri refinery in India has the highest planned FCC capacity globally with 312.0 thousand barrels per day (mbd) during 2018 to 2022. The refinery is expected to start operations in 2022 with a total capex of $40bn. Indian Oil Corporation is the operator of the refinery.

The Dayushan Island refinery in China has the second-highest planned FCC capacity with 304mbd. The refinery is expected to start operations in 2018 with a total capex of $15bn. Zhejiang Petrochemical is the operator for the refinery.

The Lagos I refinery in Nigeria has the third-highest planned FCC capacity in 2022, with a capacity of 247mbd. The refinery is expected to start operations in 2019. Dangote Group is the operator for Lagos I refinery.

Pulau Muara Besar has the fourth highest planned FCC capacity with 171.6mbd. The refinery is located in Brunei and is expected to start operations in 2019. Hengyi Industries is the operator. The refinery has a total capex of $3.4bn.

Top refineries with planned FCC capacity globally, 2018–2022

Source: GlobalData Downstream Analytics

The Jizan refinery in Saudi Arabia has the fifth-highest FCC capacity with 156mbd. The refinery is expected to start operations in 2018 with a total capex of $7bn. Saudi Arabian Oil Co is the operator.

The Dalian III and Manila refineries share sixth place for planned FCC capacity in 2022, each with a capacity 152mbd. The refineries are expected to start operations in 2019 and 2020 respectively. Hengli Petrochemical (Dalian) Co., Ltd. is the operator for Dalian III refinery, while China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation is the operator for Manila refinery.

The remaining refineries with planned FCC capacities are Pengerang in Malaysia, Palu in Indonesia and Panjin II in China. These have capacities of 140mbd, 117mbd and 117mbd respectively.