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Pertamina Refinery RU VII Kasim

Refining and Chemicals Operations

/ Kasim

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The Kasim Fuel Refinery is built on approximately 80 hectares in Malabam village, Seget district, Sorong regency, Papua, adjacent to Petro China's Kasim Marine Terminal (KMT), about 90 km south of Sorong city. The refinery has been operating since July 1997.

Design Philosophy

Kasim Fuel Refinery processes local crude from Papua's Bird's Head region. This location was chosen near the Petro China area considering:

Reduced transportation costs due to proximity to crude sources and markets
Lower investment costs by utilizing existing Petro China facilities (dock, access road, tanks, etc.)
Sufficient area available for future expansion
Remote forest location (far from residential areas)

Planning Basis

Kasim Fuel Refinery has a 10,000 barrel/day capacity, designed to process Walio (60%) and Salawati (40%) crude oil. Products produced:

Fuel Gas: 969 Barrels/Day
Premium: 1,987 Barrels/Day (Unleaded)
Kerosene: 1,831 Barrels/Day
Diesel: 2,439 Barrels/Day
Residue: 3,390 Barrels/Day

RU VII contributes about 15% of total MALIRJA (Maluku & Irian Jaya) fuel needs.

Technical Facilities

Refinery Unit VII Sorong is designed to process Walio-Salawati crude (60%-40% composition) with 0.56% wt sulfur content, 2.0 ptb salt, BS & W 0.10% vol.

Main Processing Units:

Crude Distilling Unit (CDU): 10,000 bbl/day capacity
Naphtha Hydrotreater Unit (NHTU): 2,000 bbl/day capacity
Catalytic Reforming Unit (CRU): 2,000 bbl/day capacity
Boiler: 10 ton/hour capacity at 12 kg/cm² operating pressure
Diesel Power Plant: 3 units @ 1200 kVA capacity
Storage Tanks: For feed, intermediate, and final products:
The tank installation at RU VII Kasim Refinery was built to store feed, intermediate, and final products from the processing units.

Product	Number of Tanks	Capacity per tank (BBL)
Crude Oil	3	10,233
Light Naphtha	2	645
Heavy Naphtha	1	14,081
Sweet Naphtha	1	14,081
Reformate	1	6,997
Premium	3	14,081
Kerosene	3	14,081
ADO (Automotive Diesel Oil)	3	14,081
Residue	3	30,653
Slop	2	3,678
Ballast	1	8,800
Boiler Water	1	13,160

Wastewater Management for Process Units & Storage Tanks

1. Oily Water Control:

Oil Separator (30 x 30 x 2 meters) and Aeration Basin (40 x 40 x 2 meters)
API Separator

2. Sludge Control:

Temporary storage in Sludge Ponds (2 x 4 x 2.5 meters), quantity: 3 ponds
Subsequently transferred to drums stored in the Hazardous Waste Yard (B3 Waste Yard)