[Haichuan Chemical News] China builds world’s largest atmospheric distillation column; 2,350-ton petrochemical equipment \"giant\" shipped to Africa
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The world’s largest atmospheric distillation column, a core refining equipment equivalent to 40 stories in height, with a diameter of 12 meters and a weight of 2,350 tons, was loaded onto a ship this morning at the Xinzhuang Wharf in Zhangjiagang Port, and is now being transported along the Maritime Silk Road to Nigeria in Africa. This device has set multiple world records regarding the diameter, height, and weight per unit of the atmospheric distillation tower; it will be installed at the Dangete Refinery in Nigeria, which is currently the largest refinery in the world in terms of annual processing capacity at 32.5 million tons per year. Nigeria’s current annual refining capacity is only 16.5 million tons; once the Dangote Refinery comes online, it will increase Nigeria’s refining capacity by two-thirds, thereby addressing the country’s oil shortage problem once and for all and ending its long-term reliance on imported fuels. China National Petroleum Technology & Development Corporation was responsible for supplying 9 towers for the Dangote Refinery, with a total processing weight of 7,960 tons; 4 of these towers each weighed over 1,000 tons. It is reported that after 40 days of sea transport, this equipment will arrive in Lagos, Nigeria, at the end of September
The Dangete refinery is located in the Lekki Free Trade Zone in Lagos, Nigeria’s largest city, covering an area of 2,200 hectares. It was built with investment from Nigeria’s Dangete Group, and its designed crude oil processing capacity is 32.5 million tons per year. Once completed and put into operation, this refinery will become the largest oil refinery in Africa, as well as the refinery with the highest processing capacity per unit at a single facility worldwide. Nigeria is the largest oil producer in Africa and a member of OPEC, but its refining capacity has always been very weak. Currently, Nigeria’s annual refining capacity is 16.5 million tons. Once the Dangote refinery is completed and put into operation, it will **increase the country’s capacity to process crude oil, reverse Nigeria’s long-standing heavy reliance on imported fuel oil, and even allow for exports after meeting the country’s domestic needs, thereby changing the landscape of the downstream refining market in Africa. Dangote Group is the largest private enterprise in Africa, primarily engaged in cement production as well as import and export activities. The group’s chairman, Aliko Dangote, is Africa’s richest man and ranked 136th on the 2019 Forbes Global Billionaires List.
On the morning of July 29, the \"Giant\", with a cylinder diameter of 12 meters, a length of 112.56 meters, and a weight of 2,252 tons, slowly set sail from Xiangshan Port in Ningbo, embarking on its oceanic journey.
This atmospheric pressure tower is really big! Our atmospheric tower has a diameter of only 6 meters. :lol
Didn’t you just pull the 4,000-ton crane along with it? How was it downloaded in the past? Am I overthinking it\ud83d\ude02
Ring rail cranes are used for lifting, and SMPT combined platforms are used for loading and unloading from the ship
The world’s largest refinery is, naturally, huge