Assiut National Oil Processing Company (ANOPC) reported that the construction work in its diesel production complex is almost  88% complete, with trial operations scheduled to begin by the end of 2026. The project is designed to reduce Egypt’s fuel import bill and supply Euro 5‑compliant diesel—cleaner fuel that meets European limits on harmful emissions—to the domestic market, according to the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources (MoPMR).

ANOPC Chairman Mohamed Abdullah told the company’s general assembly meeting, convened via video conference and chaired by Karim Badawi, minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, that the facility will process fuel oil, diesel, and kerosene from the Assiut Oil Refining Company into higher-value products, adding that the project aims to realize self-sufficiency of diesel in Upper Egypt.

Once operational, the complex is expected to yield 2.8 million tons per year (mt/y) of Euro 5 -compliant diesel, 400,000 tons of naphtha for gasoline and petrochemicals, and 100,000 tons of butane. By-products will include 330,000 tons of coke and 66,000 tons of sulfur.

Abdullah added that the hydrocracking unit is being built with advanced international technologies. Italy’s Technip Energies is serving as the general contractor of the project in partnership with Engineering for Petroleum and Process Industries Company (ENPPI) and Petroleum Projects and Technical Consultations Company (PETROJET). The project also incorporates technologies from Axens (France), Bechtel (US), Technip Benelux (Netherlands), and Sirtic Negi (Italy).

ANOPC, one of the companies in Egypt’s petroleum sector, was established to build and operate the hydrocracking complex in Assiut. It is considered one of the most important national projects with an investment cost exceeding $3 billion.