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FW to deliver 3 circulating fluidised-bed steam generators to China
MARKET PROSPECTS The complete wastewater treatment solution will include a powdered activated carbon treatment (PACT) system, a Zimpro wet air regeneration (WAR) hydrothermal unit, and a Hydro-Clear sand filtration system. The three-tier system will be used to treat salty and oily wastewater from refining and petrochemical production activities from existing and upgraded units. The system will become operational in 2012. The 1000 m3/h Anqing system will help Sinopec discharge a cleaner effluent and also generate approximately 500 m3/h of reusable water. The refinery will reuse the water in its cooling tower system. To treat the refinery’s wastewater, Siemens will install a PACT system, which combines biological treatment and carbon adsorption into a single, synergistic treatment step to remove organics. The solids are pumped as slurry to the Zimpro WAR unit where the carbon is regenerated and biological solids are destroyed. As it will generate virtually no sludge that requires landfill disposal or incineration, the WAR system will help to lower operating costs for the Anqing refinery’s wastewater treatment. The Hydro-Clear filter system makes it possible to filter large volumes of water and return it to the cooling circuit, resulting in large savings in the amount of fresh water required and thus further reducing costs.
Black & Veatch to upgrade two Thames Water treatment facilities
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lack & Veatch has been appointed principal contractor for a programme of works that will enhance and expand sludge treatment operations at Thames Water’s Basingstoke and Bracknell Sewage Treatment Works in the UK. The major upgrades will convert liquid treated waste into a sludge cake. As principal contractor, Black & Veatch will be responsible for the engineering, procurement and construction of the upgraded works. The upgrades at each site include sludge belt presses, sludge cake conveyors, a polymer dosing system, a 2000 m2 sludge storage building, a sludge storage tank, pumps and pipework, and return liquors tank, pumps and pipework. These upgrades are part of
May 2011
Thames Water’s £5 billion programme of essential works to improve water pipes, sewers and other facilities across London and the Thames Valley between 2010 and 2015.
Envirogen to supply FBR system for perchlorate remediation
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merican Pacific Corp (AMPAC) has selected Envirogen Technologies Inc to provide a largescale fluidised bed bioreactor (FBR) system for the biodegradation of perchlorate and other constituents from groundwater near a former manufacturing facility in Henderson, Nevada, USA. The 1.2 million gallons per day capacity system will replace a smaller biological-based system in operation since 2006. The new treatment system, which will consist of three FBRs and an H-120 biofilter for odour control, is currently still in the design phase and is scheduled for start-up in December 2011.
AECOM wins Jeddah flood control contact
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ECOM Technology Corp is to undertake a US$171 million consultancy, engineering and construction services contract for a citywide storm water, flood control, and wastewater infrastructure improvement program in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Under the contract, AECOM will offer all consultancy services for the management of the program, from the preliminary engineering works to the supervision of the emergency and long-term solutions against natural disasters, especially flooding. The flood control improvements are scheduled for completion in 2013.
POWER GENERATION
Black & Veatch wins Vietnamese power project
P Veolia Water to build oilfield water reclamation plant
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eolia Water has signed a contract to build a produced water reclamation facility in California USA. Veolia Water will design, build, and operate the 45 000 barrels per day (bpd) facility under a 12-year performance agreement with Plains Exploration & Production Co. Veolia Water has also agreed to provide operations and maintenance services and performance guarantees on a fixed-fee basis. The plant is located at the Arroyo Grande Oilfield in San Luis Obispo County. The treated water will provide 25 000 bpd for use as once through steam generation (OTSG) make-up and 20 000 bpd for surface water discharge, dewatering the Arroyo Grande reservoir. The treatment process produces treated water that meets or exceeds state and federal permit requirements, and the dewatering of the reservoir will result in a reduction of formation pressure enabling increased crude oil production at the site.
etroVietnam Technical Services Corp (PTSC) has selected Black & Veatch to provide project management and design services for the Long Phu 1 Power Plant in Vietnam’s Soc Trang province. PTSC is the engineering, procurement and construction contractor for the project and is a member of the Vietnam Oil & Gas Group (PetroVietnam), the project owner. PetroVietnam Power, also a member of PetroVietnam, will operate the plant and deliver electricity to the Vietnam grid system.
FW to deliver 3 circulating fluidised-bed steam generators to China
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hejiang Jiahua Industrial Park Investment & Development Company has selected a Foster Wheeler AG Global Power Group subsidiary for the design and supply of three circulating fluidised bed (CFB) steam generators at the China
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MARKET PROSPECTS Chemical and New Material Park (Jiaxing) in east China’s Jiaxing city, Zhejiang Province. Foster Wheeler will design and supply three 100 MWe (gross megawatt electric) CFB steam generators plus auxiliary equipment and provide site advisory services for the project. The CFB steam generators will be designed to burn coal while meeting all environmental requirements. Commercial operation of the new steam generators is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2012.
OIL & GAS
SNC-Lavalin awarded Saudi contract
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NC-Lavalin and its local Saudi Arabian 50/50 joint venture partner, The Zuhair Fayez Partnership, are to undertake general engineering and project management services for Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil company, Saudi Aramco. Under a five-year reimbursable contract, SNC-Lavalin and The Zuhair Fayez Partnership will perform Front-End Engineering & Design (FEED) and select detailed engineering, as well as project management services to support the execution of Saudi Aramco’s capital program. These projects include on and offshore oil and gas production and processing facilities, infrastructure projects, refining and petrochemical facilities.
CHEMICALS
BASF to build world’s largest single-train TDI plant in Europe
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ASF has unveiled plans to build the world’s largest single-train TDI (toluene diisocyanate) plant in Europe. The fully integrated 300 000 metric tons per year TDI plant will be located at one of the company’s integrated Verbund sites in Antwerp, Belgium or Ludwigshafen, Germany and will start production in 2014. Engineering is already underway and the final site selection will be announced shortly. TDI is a key component used for polyurethane foams. 4
Pump Industry Analyst
Technip and BASF sign umbrella agreement
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echnip has awarded BASF an engineering partner umbrella service contract for chemical and petrochemical projects. Both companies are contemplating a long-term partnership which will give BASF access to Technip’s engineering resources for its capital investments particularly in Europe but also in other regions. The scope of work ranges from studies and basic and detail engineering up to project implementation services.
Statoil gives Brazil frame agreement to Technip
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fter a competitive tender process, Statoil Brasil Óleo & Gàs Ltda has awarded Technip a frame agreement for engineering studies. The 3-year contract covers feasibility, concept and front-end engineering design studies for Statoil’s existing offshore production fields and future developments in Brazil. All work will be performed by Technip’s operating centre in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with support from the group’s European centres.
FW to upgrade Thai refinery
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subsidiary of Foster Wheeler AG’s Global Engineering and Construction Group will undertake basic design engineering package and engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCm) services for the Emission Improvement and PSA-3 project at Thai Oil Public Co Ltd’s refinery in Sriracha, Thailand. The project will give the refinery greater flexibility in the crudes it can process and enable it to process higher sulfur crudes, to upgrade fuel oil to more valuable end products and to meet new sulfur oxides (SOx) emissions regulations coming into force in Thailand.
The project is expected to be completed during the first quarter of 2013. Meanwhile Foster Wheeler will also provide front-end engineering design (FEED) for the residue fluidized catalytic cracking unit (RFCCU) revamp turnaround and inspection project at Star Petroleum Refining Co Ltd’s refinery at Map Ta Phut in Thailand.
FOOD & DRINK
Jacobs secures Nestle Mexico contract
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acobs Engineering Group Inc has signed a 12-month master services agreement with Nestle Servicios Industriales to provide professional services for Nestle’s production facilities in Mexico. Jacobs’ Mexico City operations is providing engineering, construction supervision and/or management, as well as project management services for Nestle projects in its dairy, coffee and food processing facilities located in Mexico. Additionally, Jacobs is currently providing engineering services in Nestle’s dairy and coffee locations.
MINING
Fluor SKM JV awarded mine expansion contract in Western Australia
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he Fluor SKM Joint Venture (FAST JV) has received new awards from BHP Billiton to execute the mining company’s Iron Ore Expansion Program in Western Australia. These latest awards will focus mainly on the expansion of the Jimblebar mine. The FAST JV is a joint venture between Fluor Australia Pty Ltd. and Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM). Fluor and SKM have provided engineering, procurement, construction management, and commissioning services to BHP Billiton Iron Ore since 2001. Work is already underway on the Jimblebar mine.
May 2011
Black & Veatch to upgrade two Thames Water treatment facilities
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lack & Veatch has been appointed principal contractor for a programme of works that will enhance and expand sludge treatment operations at Thames Water’s Basingstoke and Bracknell Sewage Treatment Works in the UK. The major upgrades will convert liquid treated waste into a sludge cake. As principal contractor, Black & Veatch will be responsible for the engineering, procurement and construction of the upgraded works. The upgrades at each site include sludge belt presses, sludge cake conveyors, a polymer dosing system, a 2000 m2 sludge storage building, a sludge storage tank, pumps and pipework, and return liquors tank, pumps and pipework. These upgrades are part of
May 2011
Thames Water’s £5 billion programme of essential works to improve water pipes, sewers and other facilities across London and the Thames Valley between 2010 and 2015.
Envirogen to supply FBR system for perchlorate remediation
A
merican Pacific Corp (AMPAC) has selected Envirogen Technologies Inc to provide a largescale fluidised bed bioreactor (FBR) system for the biodegradation of perchlorate and other constituents from groundwater near a former manufacturing facility in Henderson, Nevada, USA. The 1.2 million gallons per day capacity system will replace a smaller biological-based system in operation since 2006. The new treatment system, which will consist of three FBRs and an H-120 biofilter for odour control, is currently still in the design phase and is scheduled for start-up in December 2011.
AECOM wins Jeddah flood control contact
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ECOM Technology Corp is to undertake a US$171 million consultancy, engineering and construction services contract for a citywide storm water, flood control, and wastewater infrastructure improvement program in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Under the contract, AECOM will offer all consultancy services for the management of the program, from the preliminary engineering works to the supervision of the emergency and long-term solutions against natural disasters, especially flooding. The flood control improvements are scheduled for completion in 2013.
POWER GENERATION
Black & Veatch wins Vietnamese power project
P Veolia Water to build oilfield water reclamation plant
V
eolia Water has signed a contract to build a produced water reclamation facility in California USA. Veolia Water will design, build, and operate the 45 000 barrels per day (bpd) facility under a 12-year performance agreement with Plains Exploration & Production Co. Veolia Water has also agreed to provide operations and maintenance services and performance guarantees on a fixed-fee basis. The plant is located at the Arroyo Grande Oilfield in San Luis Obispo County. The treated water will provide 25 000 bpd for use as once through steam generation (OTSG) make-up and 20 000 bpd for surface water discharge, dewatering the Arroyo Grande reservoir. The treatment process produces treated water that meets or exceeds state and federal permit requirements, and the dewatering of the reservoir will result in a reduction of formation pressure enabling increased crude oil production at the site.
etroVietnam Technical Services Corp (PTSC) has selected Black & Veatch to provide project management and design services for the Long Phu 1 Power Plant in Vietnam’s Soc Trang province. PTSC is the engineering, procurement and construction contractor for the project and is a member of the Vietnam Oil & Gas Group (PetroVietnam), the project owner. PetroVietnam Power, also a member of PetroVietnam, will operate the plant and deliver electricity to the Vietnam grid system.
FW to deliver 3 circulating fluidised-bed steam generators to China
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hejiang Jiahua Industrial Park Investment & Development Company has selected a Foster Wheeler AG Global Power Group subsidiary for the design and supply of three circulating fluidised bed (CFB) steam generators at the China
Pump Industry Analyst
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MARKET PROSPECTS Chemical and New Material Park (Jiaxing) in east China’s Jiaxing city, Zhejiang Province. Foster Wheeler will design and supply three 100 MWe (gross megawatt electric) CFB steam generators plus auxiliary equipment and provide site advisory services for the project. The CFB steam generators will be designed to burn coal while meeting all environmental requirements. Commercial operation of the new steam generators is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2012.
OIL & GAS
SNC-Lavalin awarded Saudi contract
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NC-Lavalin and its local Saudi Arabian 50/50 joint venture partner, The Zuhair Fayez Partnership, are to undertake general engineering and project management services for Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil company, Saudi Aramco. Under a five-year reimbursable contract, SNC-Lavalin and The Zuhair Fayez Partnership will perform Front-End Engineering & Design (FEED) and select detailed engineering, as well as project management services to support the execution of Saudi Aramco’s capital program. These projects include on and offshore oil and gas production and processing facilities, infrastructure projects, refining and petrochemical facilities.
CHEMICALS
BASF to build world’s largest single-train TDI plant in Europe
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ASF has unveiled plans to build the world’s largest single-train TDI (toluene diisocyanate) plant in Europe. The fully integrated 300 000 metric tons per year TDI plant will be located at one of the company’s integrated Verbund sites in Antwerp, Belgium or Ludwigshafen, Germany and will start production in 2014. Engineering is already underway and the final site selection will be announced shortly. TDI is a key component used for polyurethane foams. 4
Pump Industry Analyst
Technip and BASF sign umbrella agreement
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echnip has awarded BASF an engineering partner umbrella service contract for chemical and petrochemical projects. Both companies are contemplating a long-term partnership which will give BASF access to Technip’s engineering resources for its capital investments particularly in Europe but also in other regions. The scope of work ranges from studies and basic and detail engineering up to project implementation services.
Statoil gives Brazil frame agreement to Technip
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fter a competitive tender process, Statoil Brasil Óleo & Gàs Ltda has awarded Technip a frame agreement for engineering studies. The 3-year contract covers feasibility, concept and front-end engineering design studies for Statoil’s existing offshore production fields and future developments in Brazil. All work will be performed by Technip’s operating centre in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with support from the group’s European centres.
FW to upgrade Thai refinery
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subsidiary of Foster Wheeler AG’s Global Engineering and Construction Group will undertake basic design engineering package and engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCm) services for the Emission Improvement and PSA-3 project at Thai Oil Public Co Ltd’s refinery in Sriracha, Thailand. The project will give the refinery greater flexibility in the crudes it can process and enable it to process higher sulfur crudes, to upgrade fuel oil to more valuable end products and to meet new sulfur oxides (SOx) emissions regulations coming into force in Thailand.
The project is expected to be completed during the first quarter of 2013. Meanwhile Foster Wheeler will also provide front-end engineering design (FEED) for the residue fluidized catalytic cracking unit (RFCCU) revamp turnaround and inspection project at Star Petroleum Refining Co Ltd’s refinery at Map Ta Phut in Thailand.
FOOD & DRINK
Jacobs secures Nestle Mexico contract
J
acobs Engineering Group Inc has signed a 12-month master services agreement with Nestle Servicios Industriales to provide professional services for Nestle’s production facilities in Mexico. Jacobs’ Mexico City operations is providing engineering, construction supervision and/or management, as well as project management services for Nestle projects in its dairy, coffee and food processing facilities located in Mexico. Additionally, Jacobs is currently providing engineering services in Nestle’s dairy and coffee locations.
MINING
Fluor SKM JV awarded mine expansion contract in Western Australia
T
he Fluor SKM Joint Venture (FAST JV) has received new awards from BHP Billiton to execute the mining company’s Iron Ore Expansion Program in Western Australia. These latest awards will focus mainly on the expansion of the Jimblebar mine. The FAST JV is a joint venture between Fluor Australia Pty Ltd. and Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM). Fluor and SKM have provided engineering, procurement, construction management, and commissioning services to BHP Billiton Iron Ore since 2001. Work is already underway on the Jimblebar mine.
May 2011