SIANJIA FLOW CONTROL

FOSTER WHEELER AWARDED EPC CONTRACT BY PEMEX

Author：CVVT.SIANJIA FLOW CONTROL PublicTime：2014-10-29 Views：1764

A subsidiary of Foster Wheeler’s Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded a contract by PEMEX REFINACIÓN for an ultra-low sulphur diesel (ULSD) project at the Salina Cruz refinery, Oaxaca, Mexico. Foster Wheeler’s scope of work, which also includes start-up and testing, is scheduled to be completed in 2018. The Foster Wheeler contract value was not disclosed. 

The investment in the Salina Cruz refinery, in excess of USD 500M, is part of a significant clean fuels program being implemented by PEMEX as a result of the country’s recent Energy Reform. The objective of the program is to significantly reduce the sulphur content of diesel produced from 500 parts per million (ppm) to 15ppm.

The ULSD project at the Salina Cruz refinery, which Foster Wheeler is executing in joint venture with Arendal of Mexico, is a complex upgrade that includes the major revamp of four diesel hydrodesulphurisation units, the installation of new units for hydrogen production, sulphur recovery and sour water stripping, and significant upgrades to the utilities and offsite facilities.