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Hydrogen Production Unit at Pavlodar Petrochemical Refinery (Phase 2)

Updated: 2 days ago

Project Description:

The project involves constructing a hydrogen production unit at the Pavlodar Oil Chemistry Refinery (POCR) in Kazakhstan. This facility will produce hydrogen essential for hydrotreatment processes, enabling the annual production of approximately 160,000 tonnes of winter diesel fuel. The project involves using steam reforming technology, one of the most cost-effective and widely applied methods for hydrogen production worldwide. The facility will use liquefied hydrocarbon gas, produced directly at the refinery, as its feedstock. The unit's production capacity will be 8,878 tonnes of technical hydrogen with 99.9% purity per year, while the annual feedstock consumption is expected to be 34,729.2 tonnes of butane-butylene fraction. The unit will operate 330 days per year with an adjustable capacity range of 40% to 100%.

Current Status:

As of April 2025: The project is under construction, with both companies committed to expediting its completion.

Start Date: March 2025

Expected Completion: September 2026

Investment Volume: ~€60 million

Location: Pavlodar Oil Chemistry Refinery, Pavlodar, Kazakhstan

Investor / Customer: Air Liquide Munay Tech Gases LLP (ALMTG)

  • A joint venture between Air Liquide S.A. (75%) and NC KazMunayGas (KMG) (25%)

Company Details: JSC National Company "KazMunayGas" (KMG)

  • Address: Kabanbay Batyr Avenue, 19, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan

  • Phone: +7 (7172) 78 60 40

  • Email: info@kmg.kz

  • Website: www.kmg.kz

Air Liquide Munay Tech Gases LLP (ALMTG)

Key People & Contact Details:

Meirlan Syiguatulla – Senior Specialist, Procurement & Supply Chain Department

Air Liquide Kazakhstan

Kaan Orcun Bakir – Country General Director

Asset Kabdushev – Senior Procurement Manager

Additional Information:

The hydrogen unit will significantly increase the yield of light oil products and enable the production of winter diesel fuel, essential for Kazakhstan’s colder regions. Air Liquide is providing advanced solutions to optimize operations at the Atyrau Oil Refinery and Pavlodar Petrochemical Plant, focusing on energy efficiency and carbon footprint reduction.

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picture sources: kz.kursiv.media

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