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- To the west, an urban fabric.
- To the south, an urban fabric and other industrial sites.
- .To the east, the industrial zone.
The following image depicts the Skikda refinery in its surroundings.
IV.1.5.1.2.
Purpose
The objective of refining is the transformation of crude oil into a range of finished products
that can be used in various sectors such as transportation, energy, and petrochemicals. This
operation concerns:
- Reception and storage of crude oil and products.
- Processing of crude oil in refining units (manufacturing of feedstocks).
- Blending of feedstocks and production of finished products.
- Quality control by the laboratory.
- Dispatch of finished products via trucks, pipelines, and ships.
IV.1.5.1.3.
Storage Areas and Port Facilities
The Skikda refinery has three storage areas:
- The South Zone, which allows the storage of various products through 25 different
tanks.
- The North Zone, also known as MELEX (Mixing and Shipping), which has a larger
number of tanks for storing different products used on-site and for sending a portion
of them, via pipelines, to the loading arms located at the port facilities.
- The East Zone, which stores various finished products.
To export a portion of its production, the refinery can transfer its products to two ports where
they will be loaded onto ships using loading arms. The refinery is connected to the two ports of
Skikda.
IV.1.5.2.
Main industrial activities in skikda
In Addition to the petroleum industry, industrial units and quarries can also be found in the
three municipalities of Skikda, Collo, and Ben Azzouz. However, it is worth mentioning that
there are two quarries located outside the coastal region in the Djendel Saadi-Mohamed
municipality. In the Filfila municipality, there is another quarry and a marble transformation
Results & discussion
35
- To the west, an urban fabric.
- To the south, an urban fabric and other industrial sites.
- .To the east, the industrial zone.
The following image depicts the Skikda refinery in its surroundings.
IV.1.5.1.2.
Purpose
The objective of refining is the transformation of crude oil into a range of finished products
that can be used in various sectors such as transportation, energy, and petrochemicals. This
operation concerns:
- Reception and storage of crude oil and products.
- Processing of crude oil in refining units (manufacturing of feedstocks).
- Blending of feedstocks and production of finished products.
- Quality control by the laboratory.
- Dispatch of finished products via trucks, pipelines, and ships.
IV.1.5.1.3.
Storage Areas and Port Facilities
The Skikda refinery has three storage areas:
- The South Zone, which allows the storage of various products through 25 different
tanks.
- The North Zone, also known as MELEX (Mixing and Shipping), which has a larger
number of tanks for storing different products used on-site and for sending a portion
of them, via pipelines, to the loading arms located at the port facilities.
- The East Zone, which stores various finished products.
To export a portion of its production, the refinery can transfer its products to two ports where
they will be loaded onto ships using loading arms. The refinery is connected to the two ports of
Skikda.
IV.1.5.2.
Main industrial activities in skikda
In Addition to the petroleum industry, industrial units and quarries can also be found in the
three municipalities of Skikda, Collo, and Ben Azzouz. However, it is worth mentioning that
there are two quarries located outside the coastal region in the Djendel Saadi-Mohamed
municipality. In the Filfila municipality, there is another quarry and a marble transformation