# Bapco awards $240M catalyst management agreement to ART

Bahrain Petroleum Company awarded a five-year catalyst management agreement valued at $240 million to Advanced Refining Technologies. ART will supply Resid Hydrocracking catalyst technology for Bapco's refinery modernization to boost capacity from 267,000 b/d to 380,000 b/d.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2021-08-11
- Where: Awali, Bahrain, Bahrain
- Value: $240.0M
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 380,000 b/d refinery capacity
- Products: Resid Hydrocracking catalyst, catalyst management services
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Bahrain Petroleum Company](https://endata.com/companies/5950.md) (customer)
- [Advanced Refining Technologies](https://endata.com/companies/57148.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [process-worldwide.com](https://www.process-worldwide.com/bapco-signs-240-million-dollar-catalyst-management-agreement-with-art-a-1048336/), 2021-08-17: "Our new hydrocracking unit will convert 78 % of the vacuum residue feed into intermediate products."

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