WORLD NEWS
IN BRIEF
November
2016
HYDROCARBON
ENGINEERING
8
Singapore |
Refinery FEED contract
A
mec Foster Wheeler has been awarded
a contract by Singapore Refining Co. to
undertake front end engineering and design
(FEED) and detailed engineering services for
the upgrade of the company's crude and
vacuum heater efficiency in Jurong Island,
Singapore. Singapore Refining Co. is a joint
venture between Singapore Petroleum Co.
and Chevron.
The scope of the contract will
include a hazard and operability study
(HAZOP) and constructability studies. An
engineering, procurement, and
construction management (EPCM)
schedule will also be developed.
SRC operates one of the refineries in
Singapore, with a processing capacity of
290 000 bpd of crude oil, producing
mainly fuel products that are distributed
both to domestic and overseas markets.
USA |
Major logistics assets acquisition
P
hillips 66 Partners LP has reached an
agreement with Phillips 66 to acquire
30 crude, refined products and natural gas
liquids (NGL) logistics assets for a total
consideration of US$1.3 billion. The
transaction is anticipated to close this
month, subject to satisfaction of
customary closing conditions. The
transaction includes the following assets:
a crude pipeline (503 miles) and terminal
(1.7 million bbls) system providing crude
supply for Phillips 66’s Ponca City refinery;
a refined products and NGL pipeline
(524 miles) and terminal (1.7 million bbls)
system that provides product takeaway
transportation services for the Ponca City
refinery; a crude pipeline (623 miles) and
terminal (570 000 bbls) system that
provides crude supply for Phillips 66’s
Billings refinery, consisting of a 79%
undivided interest; a refined products
pipeline (342 miles) and terminal
(386 000 bbls) system that provides
product takeaway transportation services
for the Billings refinery; a refined products
and NGL terminal (2 million bbls) system
that provides storage services for
Phillips 66’s Bayway refinery; a crude
pipeline (1089 miles) and terminal
(400 000 bbls) system that provides crude
supply for the Phillips 66‑operated Borger
refinery; and a refined products pipeline
(33% undivided interest in a 102 mile
segment and 54% undivided interest in a
19 mile segment of a 121 mile pipeline, as
well as 50% interest in a 293 mile pipeline)
and terminal (700 000 bbls) system that
provides product takeaway transportation
services for the Borger refinery.
The terms of the transaction were
approved by the board of directors of the
general partner of Phillips 66 Partners,
based on the approval and
recommendation of its conflicts
committee, comprised solely of
independent directors.
KUWAIT
SPIE Oil & Gas Services has been awarded a five
year contract with Kuwait National Petroleum
Company (KNPC) for its Clean Fuels Project (CFP),
a major upgrade of KNPC's flagship refineries to
meet future diversified market requirements for
petroleum products. SPIE has begun work on the
five year contract, which will involve providing
commissioning management and support services
at both the Mina Al Ahmadi (MAA) and Mina
Abdullah (MAB) refineries.
BELGIUM
Praxair, Inc. has started up its second air separation
plant and is extending its pipeline system in the
Port of Antwerp, one of the largest petrochemical
production complexes in the world. The 1300 tpd
plant increases Praxair’s oxygen and nitrogen
capacity in the port and will support customers
with long term contracts. The new facility also
produces liquid oxygen, nitrogen and argon that
will meet customer demand in Belgium and the
Netherlands. Praxair has also started construction
of additional oxygen and nitrogen pipeline
extensions on the east and west banks of the port,
which are due to be finished by the end of 2016.
USA
Clariant has announced the official opening of
its new polypropylene (PP) catalyst production
facility in Louisville, Kentucky. The new plant,
developed and implemented in cooperation with
CB&I, makes the Louisville site Clariant’s largest US
production hub for catalysts and marks a further
investment by Clariant to accelerate growth in
North America.
INDIA
GAIL (India) Limited has successfully started its
first 400 000 tpy UNIPOL
TM
polyethylene (PE)
process line. The total production capacity of
GAIL’s petrochemical plant at Pata is 810 000 tpy.
GAIL’s flexible high density polyethylene
(HDPE)/linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE)
swing plant provides access to a full range of
resin applications, which will allow GAIL and its
customers to capture new market opportunities
as PE market demands are changing.
Indonesia |
LNG regasification project
K
BR, Inc. has announced the award of a
pre‑front end engineering and design
(FEED) study for PT Australasia LNG
Indonesia's (AALNG) new proposed
LNG Hub terminal in Probolinggo, East Java.
This is KBR's first contract with AALNG.
Under the terms of the contract, KBR
will provide a pre‑FEED study for the
onshore LNG regasification and truck
loading distribution facilities of AALNG's
proposed LNG Hub terminal. The pre‑FEED
study will be further developed for
subsequent implementation phases to
meet a throughput capacity of
3 million tpy. The terminal could potentially
be expanded by adding more LNG regas
trains and LNG storage to meet future
demands in the East Java region. This work
is expected to be performed over 10 weeks,
with KBR performing the pre‑FEED study
through an integrated team led by LNG
expertise from KBR's London office, with
support from KBR's Jakarta office and its
Granherne subsidiary.
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