Pakistan Refinery Limited (PRL) was built and commissioned in October 1962 at Karachi in alliance with major foreign oil companies like Burmah Oil California, Texas Oil Corporation, Shell Petroleum Corporation and ESSO Standard Eastern Inc.
PRL is a hydro skimming refinery with a crude processing capacity of 50,000 barrels per operating day. The process configuration constitutes of Desalting, Crude distillation, Hydrodesulphurization, Platforming and LPG units. Though design primarily to process Iranian Light, it has acquired the ability to process a variety of imported and indigenous crude oils to produce products namely:
-- LPG
-- MS Unleaded 87 RON
-- Naphtha
-- Kerosene
-- JP-8
-- JP-1
-- MTT
-- HSD
-- Furnace oil
PRL, since inception has been the principle manufacture and supplier of petroleum products to the domestic market and Pakistan Defence Forces. It continues to serve the energy needs to the country with professional excellence and high degree of commitment. PRL takes pride in the completive edge over other competitors in respect of efficiency. Lower operating cost, high quality human resources, reliability and introduction of newer generation technologies.
PRL has demonstrated its excellence as a first rate Corporate Social Responsible Company and being the first in Oil sector who has signed the United Nations Global Compact. PRL is serving the community and demonstrating total commitment to the cause of Health, Safety, Environment and Quality. PRL is proud to be the leader in HSEQ Management System, being the first in Pakistan Oil sector to achieve integrated OHSAS-18001: 1999, ISO-14001: 2004 and ISO-9001: 2000 certifications.
To be the Refinery of first choice for all stakeholders
PRL is committed to remaining a leader in the oil refinery business of Pakistan by providing value added products that are environmentally friendly, and by protecting the interest of all stakeholders in a competitive market through sustainable development and quality human resources.
PRL is committed to the protection of environment and to ensure health and safety of it s employees, customers, contractors and communities where it operates and practice quality in all its business activities so as to exceed customer expectations.
PRL is also committed to comply with the applicable laws and requirement and work with the Government and other stakeholders in their development and implementation.
PRL is committed to continually improve the effectiveness of Health, Safety, Environment and Quality management system.
As a responsible corporate citizen, PRL has always been playing its role to improve the community services. In this connection, during the last financial year, PRL has undertaken following initiatives under its Corporate Social Responsibility initiative:
HEALTHL:
-- PRL has been providing support to Government Hospitals like Sindh Government Hospital Ibrahim Hyderi for the renovation of its OPD, Operation Theatre, Labour Room, Nursery, Laboratory and female ward along with necessary equipments.
-- PRL has also contributed in the form of donations to various institutions/Hospitals like Aga Khan Hospital, SIUT, LRBT and NGOs.
EDUCATION:
-- Support to the government schools and to the children registered in these schools in the form of books, notebooks, uniform, shoes, etc.
-- PRL has also been involved in constructing new classrooms in two government schools in surrounding community.
COMMUNITY SERVICE:
PRL has also contributed a huge amount in repairing the Korangi Creek Road, which had been badly damaged due to heavy rains.
NATURAL CATASTROPHE:
PRL has also helped generously in natural catastrophe within and outside Pakistan.
DEVASTATING TSUNAMI:
PRL employees have donated their one-day salary and the Company has donated a sum of Rs 10 million to help the Asian tsunami's unfortunate affected people in their difficult times.
EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS:
Donated a sum of Rs 1 million in cash, two containers loaded with basic necessity items such as rice, wheat, flour, cloth, blankets, medicines, etc. In addition to the donation made by PRL, its employees have also contributed their two-days gross salary.
REFINERY PRODUCES THREE FRACTIONS FROM THE PRIMARY FRACTIONATING COLUMN:
1. Residue from the bottom, which is used as Fuel Oil.
2. Gas oil from the side stripper, used as High Speed Diesel (HSD) engine oil
3. Combined Kerosene, Naphtha, Gasoline and Gas fraction from the top, which is used as feedstock for the Catalytic Hydrodesulophurizer Unit
DESULFURIZED PRODUCTS IS FURTHER FRACTIONATED TO PRODUCE:
1. Kerosene from the bottom, which is suitable for use as Aviation Turbine fuel and also for cooking and illumination
2. Unstabilized gasoline from the top.
3. Naphtha from the side, which is used as feedstock for the Platforming Unit
The Unstabilized Gasoline is further stabilised to produce:
1. Gasoline from the bottom, which is suitable for use in Motor Spirit production
2. LPG and Fuel Gs from the top, which are then separated
PRODUCTION:
The objective of the oil refining process is to separate the crude oil into number of fractions, each of which then contains a narrower range of hydrocarbons, which are more suitable for conversions into saleable products
The oil consumption in the country has posted an overall growth of 9.4% due to recovery of economy, as GDP growth was 8.4%. The production level of the company has been optimised according to the economic requirement.
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CRUDE RECIPE (% age)
Arabian Light 53%
Iraninan Light 15%
Murban 26%
Local Crude 6%
PRODUCTS (% age)
LPG 0.7%
Naphtha 7.6%
MS 6.2%
JP-4 3.6%
Kerosene/JP-1/ 10.2%
HSD 30.0%
FO 41.7%
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