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Jacobs awarded Shell contract for Gulf of Mexico platform
MARKET PROSPECTS Technologies to engineer and procure a wastewater treatment plant for the Jazan Refinery and Terminal in Saudi Arabia. Wholly-owned and operated by Saudi Aramco, the Jazan complex will include a 4000 MW power plant. Veolia will engineer and procure a wastewater treatment facility for the power plant, which will feature biological treatment, oily water treatment and metal removal treatment. The facility will be commissioned in 2017. The 1000 m3/h biological treatment package will include Veolia technologies such as AnoxKaldnes Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor (MBBR), Actiflo and Multiflo high-rate clarifiers and Hydrotech Discfilters. Oily water treatment will be achieved by combining two Veolia technologies developed specifically for the oil & gas market: the MPP TiPSS Tilted Plate Interceptor (TPI) and the Whittier Power Clean technology, which is a nutshell filter media, designed for effective removal of oil and suspended solids. Multiflo clarifiers will be used in the third treatment step to remove metals.
SNC-Lavalin to undertake US midstream natural gas project
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NC-Lavalin has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract from Northwest Natural Gas Co (NW Natural) for an expansion of its natural gas storage services in Mist, Oregon, USA. The turnkey project will be executed by the Production & Processing Solutions service line within SNC-Lavalin’s Oil & Gas sector. The scope of work consists of connection of a 20km pipeline to a storage reservoir through several wellheads, installation of the pipeline, and construction of a compressor station to withdraw and inject natural gas from, or into, the reservoir. The project will help NW Natural’s underground reservoir to store up to 71 million cubic metres of natural gas.
November 2016
Jacobs awarded Shell contract for Gulf of Mexico platform
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acobs Engineering Group Inc has won a contract from Shell Offshore Inc for its Vito host project in the Gulf of Mexico. Under the terms of the contract, Jacobs will deliver a front-end engineering and design package and detailed engineering for the Vito host platform topsides. Vito is located in over 4000 ft of water in the Mississippi Canyon area of the Gulf of Mexico. The Vito host will initially handle production from the Vito subsea field which is being subsequently developed, with potential for future tiebacks from other fields.
PETROCHEMICALS
Technip to upgrade SOCAR petrochemical complex in Azerbaijan
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echnip has secured an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services contract for the SOCAR Azerikimya plant in Sumgait, Azerbaijan. The scope of work includes the modernization of the EP-300 steam cracker with the construction of new cracker furnaces licenced by Technip, the installation of a new refinery dry gas treatment unit, new ethylene and propylene storage and related utilities and off-sites facilities. The project also includes the modernization of the instrumentation and a new control system in order to improve the overall efficiency and safety of the plant. Technip’s operating centre in Rome, Italy will execute the contract, which is scheduled to be completed during the first half of 2019.
ExxonMobil to expand Texas polyethylene plant
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xxonMobil is adding a new production unit at its Beaumont
polyethylene plant in Texas, USA that will increase capacity by 65%, to meet growing demand for high performance plastics. Construction of the new unit is already underway and startup is expected in 2019. The new facility will add 650 000 tonnes of high performance polyethylene per year. ExxonMobil is investing billions of dollars along the US Gulf Coast expanding existing refining and chemical capacity to help meet growing global energy demand. ExxonMobil’s integrated operations in Beaumont, Texas, include refining and chemical manufacturing. Jacobs Engineering Group Inc is to provide engineering, design and construction management services for the new polyethylene facility. Jacobs will deliver front end engineering, detailed design and construction management to support enabling works and installation of offsite facilities, including rail, and interconnecting piping required for the new polyethylene train. Meanwhile Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd (MHI) is to supply systems to support the polyethylene production train. MHI will provide the reaction, finishing and shipping equipment for the plant, as well as utility facilities for water, air and steam.
POWER GENERATION
SNC-Lavalin wins CANDU pre-project in Argentina
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anada’s SNC-Lavalin has been awarded a pre-project contract from Argentina’s Nucleoeléctrica Argentina SA (NA-SA) for the CANDU nuclear new build project at the Atucha site in the district of Zàrate, about 100 km from Buenos Aires. If this project materializes, it would be the first CANDU new build since the Cernavoda Unit 2 came on line in 2007. The six-month contract will allow SNCLavalin to engage with suppliers for longlead equipment, conduct preliminary design work, deliver safety analysis, offer licencing support and provide technical assistance from Canada. Argentina already owns and operates a CANDU reactor at Embalse, about 650 km northwest of Buenos Aires. SNC-Lavalin is
Pump Industry Analyst
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SNC-Lavalin to undertake US midstream natural gas project
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NC-Lavalin has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract from Northwest Natural Gas Co (NW Natural) for an expansion of its natural gas storage services in Mist, Oregon, USA. The turnkey project will be executed by the Production & Processing Solutions service line within SNC-Lavalin’s Oil & Gas sector. The scope of work consists of connection of a 20km pipeline to a storage reservoir through several wellheads, installation of the pipeline, and construction of a compressor station to withdraw and inject natural gas from, or into, the reservoir. The project will help NW Natural’s underground reservoir to store up to 71 million cubic metres of natural gas.
November 2016
Jacobs awarded Shell contract for Gulf of Mexico platform
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acobs Engineering Group Inc has won a contract from Shell Offshore Inc for its Vito host project in the Gulf of Mexico. Under the terms of the contract, Jacobs will deliver a front-end engineering and design package and detailed engineering for the Vito host platform topsides. Vito is located in over 4000 ft of water in the Mississippi Canyon area of the Gulf of Mexico. The Vito host will initially handle production from the Vito subsea field which is being subsequently developed, with potential for future tiebacks from other fields.
PETROCHEMICALS
Technip to upgrade SOCAR petrochemical complex in Azerbaijan
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echnip has secured an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services contract for the SOCAR Azerikimya plant in Sumgait, Azerbaijan. The scope of work includes the modernization of the EP-300 steam cracker with the construction of new cracker furnaces licenced by Technip, the installation of a new refinery dry gas treatment unit, new ethylene and propylene storage and related utilities and off-sites facilities. The project also includes the modernization of the instrumentation and a new control system in order to improve the overall efficiency and safety of the plant. Technip’s operating centre in Rome, Italy will execute the contract, which is scheduled to be completed during the first half of 2019.
ExxonMobil to expand Texas polyethylene plant
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xxonMobil is adding a new production unit at its Beaumont
polyethylene plant in Texas, USA that will increase capacity by 65%, to meet growing demand for high performance plastics. Construction of the new unit is already underway and startup is expected in 2019. The new facility will add 650 000 tonnes of high performance polyethylene per year. ExxonMobil is investing billions of dollars along the US Gulf Coast expanding existing refining and chemical capacity to help meet growing global energy demand. ExxonMobil’s integrated operations in Beaumont, Texas, include refining and chemical manufacturing. Jacobs Engineering Group Inc is to provide engineering, design and construction management services for the new polyethylene facility. Jacobs will deliver front end engineering, detailed design and construction management to support enabling works and installation of offsite facilities, including rail, and interconnecting piping required for the new polyethylene train. Meanwhile Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd (MHI) is to supply systems to support the polyethylene production train. MHI will provide the reaction, finishing and shipping equipment for the plant, as well as utility facilities for water, air and steam.
POWER GENERATION
SNC-Lavalin wins CANDU pre-project in Argentina
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anada’s SNC-Lavalin has been awarded a pre-project contract from Argentina’s Nucleoeléctrica Argentina SA (NA-SA) for the CANDU nuclear new build project at the Atucha site in the district of Zàrate, about 100 km from Buenos Aires. If this project materializes, it would be the first CANDU new build since the Cernavoda Unit 2 came on line in 2007. The six-month contract will allow SNCLavalin to engage with suppliers for longlead equipment, conduct preliminary design work, deliver safety analysis, offer licencing support and provide technical assistance from Canada. Argentina already owns and operates a CANDU reactor at Embalse, about 650 km northwest of Buenos Aires. SNC-Lavalin is
Pump Industry Analyst
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