Pak-Arab Refinery
energy company in Pakistan
Pak-Arab Refinery Company Limited (PARCO) (Urdu: پاک عرب ریفائنری) is a Pakistani oil and gas company active in refining, transporting and marketing petroleum products. It is a joint-venture between governments of Pakistan and Abu Dhabi.
History
PARCO, a joint venture between Government of Pakistan and the Emirate of Abu Dhabi was incorporated as a public limited company in 1974. The Government of Pakistan holds 60% of the share holding while 40% of the shares are held by Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
In 2010, the company set up a Diesel Hydro Desulfurization Unit to ensure that Diesel produced by the refinery meets international Euro-II standards. In bitumen, PARCO commissioned a 500 t d Biturox oxidation unit at its Mehmood Kot refinery in 2012.
In September 2012, Pak-Arab Refinery completed its first acquisition by acquiring 100% shareholding of SHV Energy Pakistan, which prior to the acquisition was Pakistan's largest LPG marketing company and PARCO's strategic partner since 2001. On 12 April 2017, the company announced that it will use technologies from Honeywell to upgrade its refinery near Multan, Pakistan to produce cleaner-burning fuels.
In 2019, Pak-Arab Refinery announced to build its coastal refinery project near Hub, Balochistan, which would have a capacity of 250,000 barrels per day with an estimated cost of over $ 5 billion.
Subsidiaries
PARCO Gunvor
PARCO Gunvor Limited was founded in late 2002 as Total PARCO Pakistan Limited, a joint venture between Pak-Arab Refinery Limited (PARCO) and TotalEnergies, and began retail operations the following year.
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