Modern
Mining Company - Calcined Petroleum Coke Plant
Key Data
Owner Modern Mining Company Progress
Parent Project Budget Value $453m
Location Jubail, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia Contract Value $0m
Status FEED Net Value $453m
Sector Industrial Award Date September 2018
Contract Type Completion Date May 2021
Project ID 10081 Last Updated On October 2017
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Estimated Cash Flow (Quarterly)
Description & Scope
Form
Function
Onshore/Offshore Onshore
Greenfield/Brownfield Greenfield
Scope Calcined Petroleum Coke (CPC) is a form of highly electrically conductive, densed carbon with very low specific
electrical resistance, and having fixed carbon of approximately 99.5 per cent. CPC is used extensively as anode in
alumina smelters, as Soderbergs electrode for ferroalloy industries, and in the manufacturing of graphite. CPC is also
used in various steel industries for melting of steel, recurburisation and for making special steels and alloys.
With a growing demand of CPC, Petrobras and Modern Mining Holding Company plans to build a 700000 tonnes a
year (t/y) CPC plant in Saudi Arabia. The project comes as the result of Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silvas
landmark visit to the Kingdom in 2009, which aimed to boost cooperation between the two countries in the energy and
agriculture sectors. In 2009, Modern Mining Holding Company and Petrobras had signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) to build a CPC plant in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia
Modern Mining Company is planning to come up with calcined petroleum coke plant project in Jubail.
The project typically includes
- Calcining train
- Shaft calciner
- Grab shell ship unloader
- Conveyor belt
- Kiln
- Conveyor
- Material handling
- Storage facilities
- Associated facilities
Roles
Role Company Contact
Owner Modern Mining Company Assistant Manager - Business Development, Meshari Almutairi,
Phone:+966 1 419 0627
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Events
Event Type Event Date
Main Contract Completion, Commissioning May 2021
Main Contract Award September 2018
Main Contract Commercial Bid Submission June 2018
Main Contract Tender Issue (ITB, RFP) March 2018
Design, FEED Completion December 2017
Related Projects
Project Name Parent Name Status Industry Net Value (Sm)
Modern Mining Company - Calcined FEED Industrial $453m
Petroleum Coke Plant
Estimated Cash Flow (Monthly)
Summary for Other projects in Saudi Arabia
Country Region Project Count Project Value
Eastern Province 25 8,006
Jizan Province 2 920
Al-Madinah Province 4 901
Mecca Province 11 831
Riyadh Province 8 543
Saudi Arabia 2 90
Al Qassim Province 1 53
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Completion
News
Date News
October 2017 The FEED is ongoing on the project.
July 2017 FEED contractor has been appointed and ITB is expected to be issued by Q4 2017. We are in the
process to identify the company appointed as the FEED contractor. Once we identify the company, we
will list it in the profile accordingly.
March 2017 The project is in planning phase. Petrobas is no longer associated with the project hence the company
formed i.e Modern Coke Company no longer exists. There will be a new foreign partner on the project.
Technip as a consultant is also no longer associated on the project.
December 2016 ITB is not yet issued on the project.
September 2016 The design is ongoing on the project and the main contract tender is expected in 2017.
June 2016 The design on the project has been awarded to an unidentified contractor. We are working on procuring
details of the contractor and once this information is procured it will be update on the profile.
March 2016 The project is still in the study stage.
December 2015 The project is in initial study stage.
September 2015 This project was created based on a press release/ market news in year 2010. The last update received
on the project over the phone/market sources was in May 2014 since then we have not been able to
obtain a definite update as to the status of the project. Until we obtain further information, no changes will
be made to the status of the project. The timeline has, however, been adjusted to a more realistic one.
In the meantime, we will continue to try and obtain updates for this project.
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May 2014 The development of the project is ongoing and the tenders are likely to be issued by September 2014.
June 2013 A prospective bidding company quoted that tenders for the project have not been issued.
March 2013 A prospective bidding company quoted that tenders for the project have not been issued.
December 2012 A company active on the project quoted that tenders for the project have not been issued.
August 2012 The project was earlier named as "Petrobras / Modern Mining - Calcined Petroleum Coke Plant"
Petrobras / Modern Mining has formed a JV company named as "Modern Coke Company Ltd (MCO)"
June 2012 Technical study is ongoing.
May 2011 The green petroleum coke (GPC)feedstock will be provided by Petrobras.
November 2010 Construction is likely to begin in 2011. (30/11/2010)
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May 2010 Petrobras and Modern Mining Holding Company will study the feasibility of jointly developing and
operating the CPC production plant.
May 2010 The location of the plant has not yet been decided however, it is likely to be built at the Jubail Industrial
City or Ras Al-Khair (formerly known as Ras Az Zawr) Mineral Industrial City.
May 2010 A major portion of the project cost will be financed by various governments and commercial financial
institutions, while the equity investment will be shared equally between Petrobras and Modern Mining
Holding Company.
May 2010 Calcined Petroleum Coke (CPC) is a form of highly electrically conductive, densed carbon with very low
specific electrical resistance, and having fixed carbon of approximately 99.5 per cent. CPC is used
extensively as anode in alumina smelters, as Soderbergs electrode for ferroalloy industries, and in the
manufacturing of graphite. CPC is also used in various steel industries for melting of steel,
recurburisation and for making special steels and alloys.
With a growing demand of CPC, Petrobras and Modern Mining Holding Company plans to build a
700000 tonnes a year (t/y) CPC plant in Saudi Arabia. The project comes as the result of Brazilian
president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silvas landmark visit to the Kingdom in 2009, which aimed to boost
cooperation between the two countries in the energy and agriculture sectors. In 2009, Modern Mining
Holding Company and Petrobras had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to build a CPC
plant in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia
May 2010 - Calcining train
- Material handling
- Storage facilities
- Associated facilities
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