Wood has secured a new multi-million-dollar front-end engineering design (FEED) contract by Pakistan Refinery Limited (PRL) for its planned Refinery Expansion and Upgrade Project (REUP) in Karachi.
PRL’s refinery, situated on the coastal belt of Karachi, is designed to process various imported and local crude oil. It is one of the principal manufacturers and suppliers of petroleum products to domestic markets.
As part of the REUP project, PRL aims to increase its crude processing capacity to 100,000 bpd by adding an additional 50,000 bpd crude unit and associated processing facility to its existing refinery. The project seeks to upgrade the hydroskimming refinery to a deep conversion facility which will significantly reduce the production of high sulphur fuel oil (HSFO) and produce environmentally friendly Euro-V compliant premium products such as High-Speed Diesel (HSD) and Motor Spirit (MS/Petrol). The upgraded complex will also produce propylene, a valuable feedstock for petrochemicals.
Having completed the early study and Pre-FEED work in 2021, this new award extends Wood’s involvement in PRL’s REUP project. ”We are delighted to have secured this new contract with PRL which demonstrates the strength of our decades long relationship with the client and their confidence in our extensive refining expertise” said Giuseppe Zuccaro, President of Process & Chemicals at Wood. “The REUP project plays an important role in Pakistan’s energy landscape and is a significant addition to Wood’s Process & Chemicals portfolio. We are committed to delivering a world-class FEED, and ready to support PRL in the subsequent phases of this strategic investment.”
The strategic project, with a total installed cost of over $1 billion dollars, serves a critical role in meeting the increasing energy needs of Pakistan's domestic market. The FEED component of the project, which is expected to be completed in August 2023, is being led by Wood’s Reading office in the UK with specialist support from its Salt Lake City office in the US.
Friday, 1 July 2022
Monday, 20 June 2022
New award for Diesel Hydrotreating and Hydrogen Recovery Unit by consortium with a Brazilian Affiliate Company
Toyo Engineering Corporation (TOYO, President Haruo Nagamatsu), together with its Brazilian affiliate TOYO-SETAL Empreendimentos Ltda. (TSE*1), has been awarded a contract by Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (PETROBRAS, Head Office: Rio de Janeiro) for the construction of a new Diesel Oil Hydrotreating Unit and Hydrogen Recovery Unit at the Replan Refinery*2 (REPLAN).
As part of PETROBRAS' 2022-2026 strategic plan, this project will boost production of S-10 diesel*3 (ultra-low sulfur diesel) by 63,000 bpd and all diesel produced at the refinery will be low sulfur. The consortium of TOYO and TSE will undertake the entire EPC work from detailed engineering, procurement of equipment and materials, construction work, and commissioning, with completion scheduled for 2025.
PETROBRAS plans to invest US$ 6.1 billion over the next five years to increase capacity at existing refineries and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Starting with this project, TOYO is aiming to win more awards for future projects and contribute to the creation of an environmentally friendly society.
*1 TSE: A wholly owned subsidiary of TS Participações S.A. (TSPI), a Brazilian corporation established in May 2012 by TOYO and SOG - Oleo e Gas (SOG), a major Brazilian engineering company, each with a 50% of shares. TSE is an operating company that mainly performs EPC for onshore facilities, and TSPI is an equity method affiliate of TOYO.
*2 Replan Refinery: The largest refinery in Brazil, established in May 1972. Processing capacity is 434,000 bpd.
*3 S-10 diesel: Diesel oil with low environmental impact in which the sulfur content of diesel oil is reduced to less than 10 ppm through desulfurization treatment. It has been introduced in Brazil since 2013.
Thursday, 2 June 2022
Linde Engineering to Extend Slovnaft’s Polypropylene Capacity in Slovakia
Linde Engineering today announced it has been selected by Slovnaft, a member of the MOL Group, a leading integrated Central Eastern European oil and gas corporation, to conduct a complex large-scale revamp of a polypropylene (PP3) plant in Bratislava, Slovakia.
The revamp will extend the plant’s capacity by 18 percent to 300 kilotons of polypropylene per year, and the storage facility will be expanded from the current 45 to 61 silos in total. The revamped plant has been designed to offer a higher degree of operational flexibility by producing multiple product grades and utilizing intermediate storage to ensure just-in-time production. Furthermore, the project will incorporate environmental measures to capture waste gas streams in compliance with local regulations.
“The revamp will enable Slovnaft to meet rising demands from the polyolefin processing industry. The project is challenging given its complexity: Interdependency with other process facilities allows only a narrow time frame for a shutdown. With our proven expertise and best-in-class services, we will be able to complete all installation works, including construction, commissioning and testing,” said Juergen Nowicki, CEO Linde Engineering.
Several studies performed by Linde Engineering between 2016 and 2020 laid the foundation for Slovnaft’s investment decision. “One of the goals of our updated 2030+ strategy is to reduce the production of fossil fuels and strengthen the production of basic plastics. Linde Engineering is our reliable partner. Less than 20 years ago, the company built the PP3 polypropylene production unit in Slovnaft and now it will renovate and modernize it,” said Gabriel Szabó, Executive Vice President of Downstream at MOL Group.
The revamp will extend the plant’s capacity by 18 percent to 300 kilotons of polypropylene per year, and the storage facility will be expanded from the current 45 to 61 silos in total. The revamped plant has been designed to offer a higher degree of operational flexibility by producing multiple product grades and utilizing intermediate storage to ensure just-in-time production. Furthermore, the project will incorporate environmental measures to capture waste gas streams in compliance with local regulations.
“The revamp will enable Slovnaft to meet rising demands from the polyolefin processing industry. The project is challenging given its complexity: Interdependency with other process facilities allows only a narrow time frame for a shutdown. With our proven expertise and best-in-class services, we will be able to complete all installation works, including construction, commissioning and testing,” said Juergen Nowicki, CEO Linde Engineering.
Several studies performed by Linde Engineering between 2016 and 2020 laid the foundation for Slovnaft’s investment decision. “One of the goals of our updated 2030+ strategy is to reduce the production of fossil fuels and strengthen the production of basic plastics. Linde Engineering is our reliable partner. Less than 20 years ago, the company built the PP3 polypropylene production unit in Slovnaft and now it will renovate and modernize it,” said Gabriel Szabó, Executive Vice President of Downstream at MOL Group.
Monday, 25 April 2022
Tupras awards Tekfen FCC upgrade project
Tekfen Construction and Installation Co. Inc., an affiliate of Tekfen Holding Company has received a letter of award from Türkiye Petrol Rafinerileri A.Ş. (Tüpraş) for Tüpraş İzmir Refinery “FCC Revamp Project”. The scope of Project consists of equipment and material procurement and construction of FCC Unit with a total duration of 33 months. Project value is USD 54,5 million.
LyondellBasell Announces Plans to Exit Refining Business
LyondellBasell today announced its decision to cease operation of its Houston Refinery no later than December 31, 2023. In the interim, the Company will continue serving the fuels market, which is expected to remain strong in the near-term, and consider potential transactions and alternatives for the site.
"After thoroughly analyzing our options, we have determined that exiting the refining business by the end of next year is the best strategic and financial path forward for the Company," said Ken Lane, interim CEO of LyondellBasell. "These decisions are never easy and we understand this has a very real impact on our refinery employees, their families and the community. We are committed to supporting our people through this transition."
Lane added, "While this was a difficult decision, our exit of the refining business advances the Company's decarbonization goals, and the site's prime location gives us more options for advancing our future strategic objectives, including circularity."
LyondellBasell's Houston Refinery has a rated capacity to transform 268,000 barrels per day of crude oil into transportation fuels and other products including lubricants, chemical intermediates and petroleum coke.
"After thoroughly analyzing our options, we have determined that exiting the refining business by the end of next year is the best strategic and financial path forward for the Company," said Ken Lane, interim CEO of LyondellBasell. "These decisions are never easy and we understand this has a very real impact on our refinery employees, their families and the community. We are committed to supporting our people through this transition."
Lane added, "While this was a difficult decision, our exit of the refining business advances the Company's decarbonization goals, and the site's prime location gives us more options for advancing our future strategic objectives, including circularity."
LyondellBasell's Houston Refinery has a rated capacity to transform 268,000 barrels per day of crude oil into transportation fuels and other products including lubricants, chemical intermediates and petroleum coke.
Thursday, 21 April 2022
Fuhaichuang Petrochemical Selects Axens Ebullated-Bed Residue Hydrocracking Technology (H-Oil®) to Boost the Profitability of its Assets
Fuhaichuang Petrochemical Co., Ltd, one of the main private Chinese refiner, has selected Axens’ Ebullated-bed residue hydrocracking technology (H-Oil®) for a capacity of 1.5 MTA as the key unit of its residue upgrading plan in its petrochemical complex located in the port of Gulei, Fujian Province, China.
The project aims at producing Very Low Sulfur Fuel Oil (VLSFO) meeting RMG 380 specification from Vacuum Residue feedstock along with Middle Distillates (naphtha and diesel) that will be further upgraded within the existing assets of the refinery.
Axens scope of work includes the supply of process design package, and full services from plant personnel training to unit start-up.
The H-Oil® solution proposed by Axens and tailored for Fuhaichuang Petrochemical is unique in a sense that it will allow to cope with challenging targets of VLSFO production, with one single train unit without importing low sulfur cutterstock. The use of specific operating conditions, latest yet industrially proven design, and a new generation of supported catalyst from Shell Catalysts & Technologies are the main contributors for this achievement.
Wang Xiaojun
Technical Manager of Refining
This project demonstrates the competitiveness of Axens to support existing refineries in improving their economic resilience by offering efficient, flexible and sustainable technology solutions.
Yu Chunyu
Director of Feed Adaptability and Debottlenecking project
About H-Oil® Technology
Axens is the leader in the market of the ebullated-bed technologies with more than 25 references all around the world. With its extensive operating experience, H-Oil® is the most mature and reliable solution for residue upgrading. H-Oil® meets the challenge of converting heavy feedstock residues into essentially distillate products, ranging from vacuum gasoil (VGO) to naphtha. Since 2014, the Axens’ ebullated-bed residue hydrocracking H-Oil® technology has been adopted by several Chinese refineries, public as well as private, demonstrating the H-Oil® ability to cope with several refining objectives and to be an energy efficient and cost effective solution.
About Fuhaichuang Petrochemical Co., Ltd Fujian
Fuhaichuang Petrochemical Co., Ltd. established in 2017 in Zhangzhou, Fujian Province, is jointly invested and established by Fuhua Petrochemical Group Co., Ltd. and Dragon group, of which Fuhua Petrochemical Group Co., Ltd. holds 90%. The company is a large petrochemical enterprise specializing in the operation of chemical products, investment and development of petrochemical projects, and maintenance of petrochemical equipment. The company's Px, PTA and supporting devices are an important part of Fuhua Petrochemical Group in building Gulei petrochemical industry group.
About Fuhua Petrochemical Group Company
Established in 1998, Fuhua Petrochemical Group Co., Ltd. is a leading enterprise in Fujian Petrochemical Industry. It has 33 first-class wholly-owned, holding and participating subsidiaries and is mainly engaged in investment and trade in oil refining and chemical industry, production, operation, scientific research and design of chemical products, and produces and operates more than 50 products, such as Ethylene, PX, PTA, caustic soda, polyether, propylene oxide, and other chemical intermediates.
The project aims at producing Very Low Sulfur Fuel Oil (VLSFO) meeting RMG 380 specification from Vacuum Residue feedstock along with Middle Distillates (naphtha and diesel) that will be further upgraded within the existing assets of the refinery.
Axens scope of work includes the supply of process design package, and full services from plant personnel training to unit start-up.
The H-Oil® solution proposed by Axens and tailored for Fuhaichuang Petrochemical is unique in a sense that it will allow to cope with challenging targets of VLSFO production, with one single train unit without importing low sulfur cutterstock. The use of specific operating conditions, latest yet industrially proven design, and a new generation of supported catalyst from Shell Catalysts & Technologies are the main contributors for this achievement.
Wang Xiaojun
Technical Manager of Refining
This project demonstrates the competitiveness of Axens to support existing refineries in improving their economic resilience by offering efficient, flexible and sustainable technology solutions.
Yu Chunyu
Director of Feed Adaptability and Debottlenecking project
About H-Oil® Technology
Axens is the leader in the market of the ebullated-bed technologies with more than 25 references all around the world. With its extensive operating experience, H-Oil® is the most mature and reliable solution for residue upgrading. H-Oil® meets the challenge of converting heavy feedstock residues into essentially distillate products, ranging from vacuum gasoil (VGO) to naphtha. Since 2014, the Axens’ ebullated-bed residue hydrocracking H-Oil® technology has been adopted by several Chinese refineries, public as well as private, demonstrating the H-Oil® ability to cope with several refining objectives and to be an energy efficient and cost effective solution.
About Fuhaichuang Petrochemical Co., Ltd Fujian
Fuhaichuang Petrochemical Co., Ltd. established in 2017 in Zhangzhou, Fujian Province, is jointly invested and established by Fuhua Petrochemical Group Co., Ltd. and Dragon group, of which Fuhua Petrochemical Group Co., Ltd. holds 90%. The company is a large petrochemical enterprise specializing in the operation of chemical products, investment and development of petrochemical projects, and maintenance of petrochemical equipment. The company's Px, PTA and supporting devices are an important part of Fuhua Petrochemical Group in building Gulei petrochemical industry group.
About Fuhua Petrochemical Group Company
Established in 1998, Fuhua Petrochemical Group Co., Ltd. is a leading enterprise in Fujian Petrochemical Industry. It has 33 first-class wholly-owned, holding and participating subsidiaries and is mainly engaged in investment and trade in oil refining and chemical industry, production, operation, scientific research and design of chemical products, and produces and operates more than 50 products, such as Ethylene, PX, PTA, caustic soda, polyether, propylene oxide, and other chemical intermediates.
Friday, 11 March 2022
Aramco and Sinopec strengthen ties with potential downstream collaboration in China
Saudi Arabian Oil Company (“Aramco”) through its Saudi Aramco Asia Company Limited (“SAAC”) subsidiary today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (“Sinopec”) for potential downstream collaboration in China.
SAAC and Sinopec also aim to support Fujian Refining and Petrochemical Company, Ltd. (“FREP”) in conducting a feasibility study into the optimization and expansion of capacity.
This MoU provides a basis for continued downstream collaboration between Aramco and Sinopec, capitalizing on each company’s strengths and their long-term relationship through existing joint ventures, namely FREP and Sinopec Senmei (Fujian) Petroleum Company (SSPC) in China, and Yanbu Aramco Sinopec Refining Company in Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed Y. Al Qahtani, Aramco Senior Vice President of Downstream, said: “This MoU represents an exciting new chapter in our long-standing relationship with Sinopec. Such collaborations promote our downstream integration and expansion strategy in Asia and support our broader objectives of becoming a global leader in liquids-to-chemicals and a resilient and reliable supplier of one of the lowest upstream carbon intensity oils to meet China’s growing demand.”
Yu Baocai, President of Sinopec Corporation, said: “Sinopec and Aramco enjoy a long history bookmarked by numerous examples of successful cooperation which continues to strengthen our strategic relationship. Both companies cooperate in mutually beneficial crude trading, refining and chemical joint ventures, engineering services as well as science and technology research and development. Together such collaboration represents a model of energy cooperation between China and Saudi Arabia. The signing of this MOU will support our refinery feedstock optimization and downstream petrochemical development, while offering new opportunities to deepen and expand activity amid an accelerating global energy transition.”
SAAC and Sinopec also aim to support Fujian Refining and Petrochemical Company, Ltd. (“FREP”) in conducting a feasibility study into the optimization and expansion of capacity.
This MoU provides a basis for continued downstream collaboration between Aramco and Sinopec, capitalizing on each company’s strengths and their long-term relationship through existing joint ventures, namely FREP and Sinopec Senmei (Fujian) Petroleum Company (SSPC) in China, and Yanbu Aramco Sinopec Refining Company in Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed Y. Al Qahtani, Aramco Senior Vice President of Downstream, said: “This MoU represents an exciting new chapter in our long-standing relationship with Sinopec. Such collaborations promote our downstream integration and expansion strategy in Asia and support our broader objectives of becoming a global leader in liquids-to-chemicals and a resilient and reliable supplier of one of the lowest upstream carbon intensity oils to meet China’s growing demand.”
Yu Baocai, President of Sinopec Corporation, said: “Sinopec and Aramco enjoy a long history bookmarked by numerous examples of successful cooperation which continues to strengthen our strategic relationship. Both companies cooperate in mutually beneficial crude trading, refining and chemical joint ventures, engineering services as well as science and technology research and development. Together such collaboration represents a model of energy cooperation between China and Saudi Arabia. The signing of this MOU will support our refinery feedstock optimization and downstream petrochemical development, while offering new opportunities to deepen and expand activity amid an accelerating global energy transition.”
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