WORLD NEWS
IN BRIEF
June
2016
HYDROCARBON
ENGINEERING
6
Europe |
Long term supply contract
P
KN ORLEN has signed a contract
with Saudi Aramco for the supply
of approximately 200 000 t of crude
oil monthly to its refineries. The
contract is effective from 1 May to
31 December 2016, with an option of
automatic renewal for successive years.
The oil will be processed by all PKN
ORLEN's refineries in Poland, the Czech
Republic and Lithuania.
The company seeks to ensure
stable supplies of the feedstock for its
refineries, and is therefore consistently
pursuing its supply diversification
policy. Since the beginning of 2016, the
company has already received six spot
deliveries from Saudi Aramco. But, at
the same time, considering the rising
opportunities on the global crude oil
markets, PKN ORLEN does not rule out
the possibility of sourcing oil from
different directions.
Italy |
Gas processing plant completion
M
ax Streicher S.p.A. has constructed
a gas processing plant for a new
gas storage facility in Bordolano,
North Italy, within a 12 month period.
The plant, for the gas network operator
Stogit, covers an area of 90 000 m² and
has an operating pressure of up to
295 bar. The finished plant is due for
completion in June 2016.
Due to a delay in approvals, the
original planned construction period of
two years was reduced to 12 months. To
cope with this, more than 300 Streicher
employees and subcontractors were
on site during peak times.
The state of the art technology at
the facility includes two stage
compressors (15 and 25 MW), which are
powered by turbogas turbines and
perform a pressure rise from
70 to 295 bar. For gas drying, a low
temperature system (LTS) is used, while
burners and releases into the
atmosphere allow for gas dehydration
without the use of glycol. Furthermore,
the plant is equipped with modern
safety systems, which allow the
operator to quickly locate the sources
of fires, escaping gas or other emissions.
Streicher has already completed the
essential facilities for the injection, gas
supply from the wells, as well as the
connection to the Snam Rete Gas
network.
UK |
Extended petrochemical plant contract
A
ctavo Industrial Solutions has
secured a significant contract
extension at a petrochemical plant.
Originally appointed as the resident
scaffolding, insulation and painting
(SIPs) team by INEOS Olefins and
Polymers Europe at its Grangemouth
facility for a three year period, Actavo
has now had its contract extended for
a further two years.
At Grangemouth in Stirlingshire,
the Actavo team is working with
Petroineos, an INEOS joint venture
company, which operates Scotland’s
only crude oil refinery, as well as
petrochemical plants. The plant
produces 210 000 bpd of crude oil and
1 million tpy of products such as
synthetic ethanol, ethylene, propylene
and polymers.
Actavo has a team of 448
operatives based on the site, providing
access services and carrying out the
ongoing application of protective
coatings, including a wide range of
anti-corrosion and tank linings, and
insulation on the plant. The work
began in 2013 and the extension to the
contract will now see the team
remaining onsite until 2018.
EGYPT
In May 2016, Rosneft Trading SA, a Rosneft
Group company, announced that it had
delivered its first LNG shipment as part of its
contract with Egyptian Natural Gas Holding
Company. The delivery of the cargo was made
by the GOLAR ICE tanker to the Ain Sukhna
Port, as part of the Master LNG Supply and
Purchase Agreement, signed in August 2015.
UAE
Penspen has signed an agreement with ADNOC
Distribution to provide detailed engineering
services for the modification and upgrade of
various terminals and depot facilities in the
UAE. The facilities within the scope of this
project, including Al Ain Zakher Terminal,
Mussafah Multi-Product Depot, Madinat Zayed
(Beda Zayed) Depot, Dhow Harbor Depot and
Saneyah Plot in AI Ain, are ADNOC's main
downstream facilities, which store petroleum
products and liquified petroleum gas.
INDIA
A joint venture between Chempolis Ltd and
Numaligarh Refinery Ltd (NRL), which should
approximately cost
€
110 million, can proceed
after receiving approval from NRL’s board. The
project has already seen several preparation
stages. The parties will jointly build a world
class biorefinery using Chempolis formico
bio
TM
technology in Assam, Northeast India,
for the production of bioethanol, with
co-production of furfural and acetic acid
from locally available bamboo.
USA
ExxonMobil Corporation and FuelCell
Energy, Inc. have announced an agreement
to pursue novel technology in carbon
dioxide capture through a new application
of carbonate fuel cells. Two years of
comprehensive laboratory tests have
demonstrated that the unique integration
of carbonate fuel cells and natural gas-fired
power generation captures carbon dioxide
more efficiently than existing scrubber
conventional capture technology.
