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WORLD NEWS
IN BRIEF
August
2019
HYDROCARBON
ENGINEERING
8
Canada |
Air Liquide and Shell Chemicals sign
renewal contracts
A
ir Liquide and Shell Chemicals
have announced the signing of
renewal contracts for the supply of
oxygen, nitrogen, steam and
electricity to Shell’s Scotford facility
near Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta,
Canada.
Air Liquide will further enhance its
Scotford site operations and invest in
the site to enhance its operational
efficiency. This will enable Air Liquide
to provide additional long-term value,
while continuing to deliver safe, high
quality and reliable supply to the
Shell Chemicals facility, which
produces chemicals used in the
manufacturing of several commercial
and consumer products.
Haldor Topsoe will build a 10 kg/hr
methanol plant to demonstrate the
company’s electrified, compact eSMR
Methanol
TM
technology for the production
of sustainable methanol from biogas.
Arcline Investment Management has
announced that it has signed a definitive
agreement to acquire the Reciprocating
Compression division of Baker Hughes, a
GE company.
Frames designed and supplied an
electrostatic colaescer for kerosene
treatment to the Compañía Española
de Petróleos, S.A.U. (Cepsa) San Roque
Refinery, located in the Bay of Gibraltar.
Frames’ electrostatic coalescence
technology is used as a prewash to
reduce the acidity of a kerosene feed
stream.
Woodside Energy Ltd has entered
into a long-term gas sale and purchase
agreement with Worsley Alumina Joint
Venture for the supply of approximately
40 PJ of pipeline gas. The gas is being
supplied to the joint venture from
Woodside’s portfolio of domestic gas
facilities, including the North West Shelf,
Pluto and Wheatstone.
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has
added seats to its existing hosted
subscription service of Coreworx
Interface Management (CIM). This will
support extending use to its upcoming
US$400 million refinery rebuild project.
The project is scheduled for operation
in 2020. CIM will be used to manage
the project’s vast number of interfaces
and ensure full collaboration between
contracting parties.
USA |
Chevron Phillips and Qatar Petroleum
to develop petrochemical plant
C
hevron Phillips Chemical Co. and
Qatar Petroleum have signed an
agreement to jointly pursue the
development of a new petrochemical
plant in the Gulf Coast region of the
US. The US Gulf Coast II
Petrochemical Project (USGC II) will
include a 2 million tpy ethylene
cracker and two 1 million tpy
high-density polyethylene units.
Chevron Phillips Chemical will be
the majority owner with a 51% share
and Qatar Petroleum will own the
remaining 49% of the project. Chevron
Phillips Chemical would provide
project management and oversight
and be responsible for the operation
and management of the facility.
The preliminary cost of USGC II is
approximately US$8 billion. Chevron
Phillips Chemical and Qatar
Petroleum expect a final investment
decision (FID) no later than 2021,
followed by full funding and the
award of engineering, procurement
and construction (EPC) contracts,
with targeted start-up of the new
facility in 2024.
USA |
Sulzer acquires GTC Technology
S
ulzer has extended its
petrochemical process capability
further with the purchase of
GTC Technology.
The move adds a range of
licensed technologies and additional
engineering resources to Sulzer’s
existing process plant design,
construction and commissioning
capabilities, expanding its offering to
process industries worldwide.
With this significant acquisition,
Sulzer Chemtech is consolidating its
role as a petrochemical process
technology provider. Adding to the
company’s capacity to design and
deliver a broad range of offerings
from refinery column internals to
complete bioplastic (PLA) production
plants, the new expanded business
broadens Sulzer’s capability into a
much wider territory. The
complementary scope of GTC’s
expertise pushes Sulzer Chemtech
further into technology licensing for
the refinery and petrochemical
industry, including complete
engineering packages, proprietary
equipment, and the supply of
chemical solvents and catalysts.