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The Aegean Refinery Project, officially known as the SOCAR STAR Oil Refinery, is an oil refinery located in Aliaga, Turkey. It is the largest refinery project in Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) with a processing capacity of ten million tonnes (Mt) of crude oil a year, which is equivalent to 214,000 barrels a day. STAR Refinery meets approximately 20% of Turkey’s demand for processed crude oil products and reduces the country’s petroleum products imports.

The expansion and modernization initiative aims to significantly increase the refinery’s petrol production capacity, quadrupling it to 450 thousand tonnes per year. As a part of this project, the Combined Cycle has been revamped to utilize hydrogen generated by the new Platforming unit. Additionally, energy production has been optimized by recycling gas, resulting in a notable reduction in polluting emissions.

The Berri field, situated along the eastern coast of Saudi Arabia, is undergoing expansion through the Berri Increment Program (BIP) to increase its crude production capacity to 500,000 barrels per day (bpd). Initially discovered in 1964, the Berri field commenced crude oil production in 1970, with the Berri gas plant starting operations in 1977. Currently capable of producing 250,000 bpd of Arab Light crude, the field’s expansion program aims to double its crude production capacity through enhanced oil recovery techniques.