SOPCO

Suez Oil Processing Company (SOPC) is the first national oil refining company in Egypt since 1921. The company is wholly owned by the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) The refinery was originally designed to process 3 MM ton/year of heavy Land Belayiem and Marine Belayiem crude oils. SOPC refinery utilizes the delayed coking technology to minimize fuel oil production. The existing refinery was composed of the four main processing complexes; two atmospheric distillation units (CDU-1 and CDU-2); catalytic reforming complex, which contains naphtha hydro treating, naphtha reformer and VRU; a delayed Coking Complex, which is currently out of service; and a lube oil complex, where all units are demolished except the vacuum distillation unit.