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FW wins feed for Abu Dhabi oilfield
October 2006
Pump Industry Analyst
MARKET PROSPECTS
while providing a reliable, affordable, stable, safe and clean source of energy. Hutchinson said Black & Veatch's specialized support work will include safety analyses, system descriptions, environmental impact and many other technical and operational studies that must be completed before Entergy can submit an application for a combined construction and operating license. Entergy’s application to the NRC is now scheduled for submittal in early 2008.
PULP & PAPER METSO TO SUPPLY TISSUE LINE TO RUSSIA Metso Paper will supply a complete tissue production line to Syktyvkar Tissue Group Ltd. The line is scheduled to start up at their Syktyvkar mill in the republic of Komi during autumn 2007. The Metso delivery comprises a complete tissue production line with stock preparation equipment and an Advantage DCT 100 tissue machine. The 2.7-metre-wide tissue machine has a design speed of 1600 m/min and a daily production of 60–90 tons of tissue. The order also comprises quality control and distributed control systems by Metso Automation. This is the 9th Advantage DCT 100 tissue machine sold by Metso Paper since the Advantage DCT concept was launched in December 2005.
NIPPON DAISHOWA TO BUILD NEW BOILER Nippon Daishowa Paperboard Co Ltd is to build a ¥10.3 billion coal fired boiler at its Geibo Mill.
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When the new boiler goes into operation in December 2008, the mill will no longer use heavy oil for power purposes and will achieve oilfree operation. Energy costs will be cut by changing the fuel from heavy oil, the price of which is rising rapidly, improving the earnings base of Geibo Mill.
CHEMICALS EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL EXPANDS IN BATON ROUGE ExxonMobil Chemical is to build a new facility at its Baton Rouge, Louisiana, complex to produce specialty compounded products. The investment is part of the company’s global compounding strategy and commitment to provide engineered thermoplastic materials to the automotive and consumer products industries. The Baton Rouge plant will have the capability to manufacture a broad range of commercial compounded products including ExxonMobil Chemical’s Performance Polyolefin grades (compounded polypropylene), Santoprene thermoplastic elastomers and other specialty elastomers. The facility will include a new products centre and organisation that will fully leverage ExxonMobil’s broad range of polymer and compounding technology and work with the company’s global technology organisation to develop, innovate and rapidly deploy new products to the marketplace. Construction is expected to begin in October 2006. The new facility is set to start-up in the second quarter of 2007.
OIL & GAS FW WINS FEED FOR ABU DHABI OILFIELD The Abu Dhabi Co for Onshore Oil Operations (ADCO) has awarded Foster Wheeler International Corp (Abu Dhabi branch) the front-end engineering design (FEED) for the Sahil, Asab and Shah (SAS) oilfield development project in the United Arab Emirates. ADCO plans to undertake the full field development of the SAS maturing fields not only to increase production, but also to enhance the environmental aspects of the fields and to provide adequate facilities for their operations. Foster Wheeler’s UK operations will execute the FEED and will update the basis of design, develop the technical data, specifications and requisitions and provide a detailed cost estimate in order to define the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) scope of work to enable an invitation to bid for the EPC phase to be prepared and issued. Foster Wheeler will also prepare material requisitions for long lead items and obtain estimated prices from vendors. The FEED is scheduled for completion in mid-2007, after which an EPC contractor will be appointed by ADCO. Commissioning of the project is expected in 2010.
HHI WINS LARGEST SINGLE OFFSHORE ORDER In what is described as the world’s largest offshore oil project in value and scale ever
recorded by a single company, Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) is to build offshore oil production facilities, worth US$1.6 billion, for Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Co. The Um Shaif project involves the construction of three fixed platforms of 40 000 tons, subsea pipelines and bridges offshore Abu Dhabi. The project will be completed by 2010 and produce 300 000 barrels of oil and 1.0 billion ft3 of natural gas per day. HHI will carry out all phases of the project on a turnkey basis, ranging from engineering, procurement and installation to commissioning work.
JV WINS SAUDI ARAMCO KHURAIS EPC CONTRACT Saudi Aramco has awarded a Foster Wheeler Energy Ltd and Hyundai Engineering and Construction Co Ltd joint venture a lump-sum turnkey engineering, procurement and construction contract for the Khurais gas facility, part of the Khurais central processing facility in Saudi Arabia. The Khurais gas facility is one of the main contract packages that make up the Khurais Crude Increment Program, which aims to deliver 1.2 million barrels per day (b/d) of Arabian light crude by 2009. The Khurais Crude Increment Program covers three oil fields: Khurais, Abu Jifan and Mazlij. The Khurais gas facility will be designed to process the sour associated gas produced from the three oilfields into a natural gas liquid product and a dry, single-phase sour shipping gas. The plant will process 563 million standard cubic feet per day of sour associated gas and 70 000 b/d of hydrocarbon condensate.
Pump Industry Analyst
MARKET PROSPECTS
while providing a reliable, affordable, stable, safe and clean source of energy. Hutchinson said Black & Veatch's specialized support work will include safety analyses, system descriptions, environmental impact and many other technical and operational studies that must be completed before Entergy can submit an application for a combined construction and operating license. Entergy’s application to the NRC is now scheduled for submittal in early 2008.
PULP & PAPER METSO TO SUPPLY TISSUE LINE TO RUSSIA Metso Paper will supply a complete tissue production line to Syktyvkar Tissue Group Ltd. The line is scheduled to start up at their Syktyvkar mill in the republic of Komi during autumn 2007. The Metso delivery comprises a complete tissue production line with stock preparation equipment and an Advantage DCT 100 tissue machine. The 2.7-metre-wide tissue machine has a design speed of 1600 m/min and a daily production of 60–90 tons of tissue. The order also comprises quality control and distributed control systems by Metso Automation. This is the 9th Advantage DCT 100 tissue machine sold by Metso Paper since the Advantage DCT concept was launched in December 2005.
NIPPON DAISHOWA TO BUILD NEW BOILER Nippon Daishowa Paperboard Co Ltd is to build a ¥10.3 billion coal fired boiler at its Geibo Mill.
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When the new boiler goes into operation in December 2008, the mill will no longer use heavy oil for power purposes and will achieve oilfree operation. Energy costs will be cut by changing the fuel from heavy oil, the price of which is rising rapidly, improving the earnings base of Geibo Mill.
CHEMICALS EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL EXPANDS IN BATON ROUGE ExxonMobil Chemical is to build a new facility at its Baton Rouge, Louisiana, complex to produce specialty compounded products. The investment is part of the company’s global compounding strategy and commitment to provide engineered thermoplastic materials to the automotive and consumer products industries. The Baton Rouge plant will have the capability to manufacture a broad range of commercial compounded products including ExxonMobil Chemical’s Performance Polyolefin grades (compounded polypropylene), Santoprene thermoplastic elastomers and other specialty elastomers. The facility will include a new products centre and organisation that will fully leverage ExxonMobil’s broad range of polymer and compounding technology and work with the company’s global technology organisation to develop, innovate and rapidly deploy new products to the marketplace. Construction is expected to begin in October 2006. The new facility is set to start-up in the second quarter of 2007.
OIL & GAS FW WINS FEED FOR ABU DHABI OILFIELD The Abu Dhabi Co for Onshore Oil Operations (ADCO) has awarded Foster Wheeler International Corp (Abu Dhabi branch) the front-end engineering design (FEED) for the Sahil, Asab and Shah (SAS) oilfield development project in the United Arab Emirates. ADCO plans to undertake the full field development of the SAS maturing fields not only to increase production, but also to enhance the environmental aspects of the fields and to provide adequate facilities for their operations. Foster Wheeler’s UK operations will execute the FEED and will update the basis of design, develop the technical data, specifications and requisitions and provide a detailed cost estimate in order to define the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) scope of work to enable an invitation to bid for the EPC phase to be prepared and issued. Foster Wheeler will also prepare material requisitions for long lead items and obtain estimated prices from vendors. The FEED is scheduled for completion in mid-2007, after which an EPC contractor will be appointed by ADCO. Commissioning of the project is expected in 2010.
HHI WINS LARGEST SINGLE OFFSHORE ORDER In what is described as the world’s largest offshore oil project in value and scale ever
recorded by a single company, Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) is to build offshore oil production facilities, worth US$1.6 billion, for Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Co. The Um Shaif project involves the construction of three fixed platforms of 40 000 tons, subsea pipelines and bridges offshore Abu Dhabi. The project will be completed by 2010 and produce 300 000 barrels of oil and 1.0 billion ft3 of natural gas per day. HHI will carry out all phases of the project on a turnkey basis, ranging from engineering, procurement and installation to commissioning work.
JV WINS SAUDI ARAMCO KHURAIS EPC CONTRACT Saudi Aramco has awarded a Foster Wheeler Energy Ltd and Hyundai Engineering and Construction Co Ltd joint venture a lump-sum turnkey engineering, procurement and construction contract for the Khurais gas facility, part of the Khurais central processing facility in Saudi Arabia. The Khurais gas facility is one of the main contract packages that make up the Khurais Crude Increment Program, which aims to deliver 1.2 million barrels per day (b/d) of Arabian light crude by 2009. The Khurais Crude Increment Program covers three oil fields: Khurais, Abu Jifan and Mazlij. The Khurais gas facility will be designed to process the sour associated gas produced from the three oilfields into a natural gas liquid product and a dry, single-phase sour shipping gas. The plant will process 563 million standard cubic feet per day of sour associated gas and 70 000 b/d of hydrocarbon condensate.