Rejuvenation Pascape, TPPI Refinery Increases Capacity Of Up To 50 Thousand Barrels Per Day

Tuban TPPI Refinery (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - The PT Trans-Pacific Petrochemical Indotama (TPPI) refinery which operates in the Tuban area, East Java is reported to have just finished undergoing the equipment rejuvenation process (pitstop).

Through this rejuvenation, the TPPI Refinery has succeeded in improving the performance of refinery platformers so that the current capacity is 50 KPBD (rib barrels per day) from the previous 37 KPBD.

Corporate Secretary of PT Kilang Pertamina Internasional (KPI) Hermansyah Y Nasroen said that this capacity increase exceeded the target in the company's Work Plan, which was 45 KPBD.

"In addition to increasing capacity, the TPPI Refinery has also succeeded in increasing the processing ability of feedstock to feedstock which is more sour, namely being able to process naphtha with a maximum of 320 ppm increasing from before the maximum pit stop of 100 ppm," he told the media, Tuesday, April 18.

He continued, the TPPI Refinery is a petrochemical refinery that can currently operate in dual mode, namely Gasoline and Petrochemical.

"The production profile depends on the results of downstream optimization in Pertamina Group, and for each single mode it has a maximum production capability of 1,680 barrels per month for Gasoline and 600 KTPA (rib tons per year) for Petrochemical," he explained.

According to him, the ability to processing feedstock that is more sour will also provide flexibility in the use of more economical raw materials and obtain more competitive Costs of Production.

Just so you know, the main products produced at the TPPI Refinery are aromatic products, including Paraxylene, Benzene, Orthoxylene, Heavy Aromatic and Toluene. In addition, the TPPI Refinery also produces other products, such as Light Naphtha and BBM such as Pertalite.

Pitstop or maintenance periods carried out by TPPI are carried out by replacing and rejuvenating several equipment, including the Pipe Center, Catmax Scallops, Packinox and Internal Cleaningvistry.

"This permit stop is also carried out as preparation for larger activities, namely the revamping and upgrading of the Platform Unit which is planned to be held in August 2023," continued Hermansyah.

The TPPI refinery is currently owned by several shareholders, namely Tuban Petrochemical Industries, Pertamina and several other shareholders. PT Kilang Pertamina Internasional as Pertamina's subholding for the refining and petrochemical business was given a virtual assignment to monitor the performance of TPPI.

Hermansyah explained that since 2021, the TPPI Refinery has been under development.

"In 2021, a 5 tank revamping project has been carried out, March 2023 pitstop through repair and rejuvenation of equipment, August 2023, revamping Upgrade Platform and in 2026 it is hoped that the completion of the Olefin project so that TPPI can contribute more optimally in fulfilling fuel needs, especially during Ramadan and ahead of Eid Al-Fitr as it is today. The TPPI refinery also produces petrochemicals for domestic needs that still have a very large market," concluded Hermansyah.