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LyondellBasell to expand TEG production capacity
MARKET PROSPECTS Henriksdal municipal wastewater treatment facility in the Swedish capital. The Henriksdal facility, located in the centre of Stockholm, treats two thirds of the city’s municipal wastewater. After the upgrade, the Henriksdal wastewater treatment plant will become the world’s largest MBR facility, processing up to 864 million litres of wastewater per day. Stockholm Vatten will use GE LEAPmbr technology to increase capacity and meet stringent requirements set by the Baltic Sea Action Plan. GE’s delivery covers the design, supply and servicing of the entire membrane filtration package. The contract will be completed in a number of stages and delivered over a 4–5 year period. Design will be finalized in 2015 and first shipments will begin in 2016.
PULP & PAPER
GE, Kemira form water technology alliance
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E has entered into a formal distribution agreement with chemicals company Kemira to bring water technology to the global pulp and paper industry. “Pulp and paper mills use vast amounts of water to create an end product while also generating considerable wastewater. GE is eager to bring our water solutions to the pulp and paper industry, and Kemira is well-positioned to bring our advanced technologies to their customers,” said Kevin Cassidy, chemical and monitoring solutions general manager - water and process technologies for GE Power & Water. “After a successful 18-month pilot program with GE in the Americas, we have increased the scope of our alliance to offer a comprehensive water treatment solution to the global pulp and paper market,” said Billy Ford, senior vice president, paper, Kemira.
PETROCHEMICALS
LyondellBasell to expand TEG production capacity
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yondellBasell is planning to expand Tri-ethylene Glycol
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(TEG) production capacity at the company’s ethylene oxide and ethylene glycol plant in Pasadena, Texas, USA. The additional capacity of 50 million pounds per year will more than double the company’s current production. Engineering is already underway on the new unit, which should be operational in late 2016. The expanded facility is expected to be one of the world’s largest on-purpose TEG production units.
OIL & GAS
Fluor named project management contractor for OGPC in Azerbaijan
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he State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) has selected Fluor Ltd to provide project management contractor services for its new oil-gas processing and petrochemical complex (OGPC) in Azerbaijan. The OGPC will be located on a greenfield site 60 km southwest of Baku. As the project management contractor, Fluor will support SOCAR’s selection and management of future contractors that will perform detailed engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning and start-up of the gas processing plant as well as front-end engineering design, detailed engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning and startup of the petrochemical plants including associated offsite facilities. The project will be performed from Fluor’s UK office in Farnborough.
KBR partners with Azerbaijan’s national oil company
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BR Inc has entered into a joint venture agreement with the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) to establish a new engineering and support services company in Azerbaijan. Based in Baku, the new company will provide design, engineering, technical,
procurement, construction supervision and project management service for projects across the upstream, midstream and downstream oil and gas sectors, mainly in Azerbaijan. The company will also prepare technical requirements for all stages of a project, including project management, contract supervision, planning and cost control.
CHEMICALS
BASF picks Freeport for planned propylene complex
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ASF has selected Freeport, Texas as the potential site for its planned world-scale methaneto-propylene complex on the US Gulf Coast. The company has contracted Air Liquide to provide basic engineering services for the gas-to-propylene complex. The plant is expected to have an annual production capacity of approximately 475 000 metric tons of propylene. The project, which would be BASF’s largest single-plant investment to date, is subject to final approval in 2016 by the German company’s board of executive directors.
POWER GENERATION
Thailand plans Asia’s first ultra-supercritical lignite-fired power plant
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lstom and Marubeni Corp have signed an agreement with the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) to supply and build a new E950 million unit at the Mae Moh power plant. The contract will be carried out on an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) basis. This new unit will replace existing units 4–7 and will make Mae Moh the first lignite-fired power plant in Asia operating with ultra-supercritical conditions. When it is completed in 2018, the unit will produce 600 MW of electricity.
March 2015
PULP & PAPER
GE, Kemira form water technology alliance
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E has entered into a formal distribution agreement with chemicals company Kemira to bring water technology to the global pulp and paper industry. “Pulp and paper mills use vast amounts of water to create an end product while also generating considerable wastewater. GE is eager to bring our water solutions to the pulp and paper industry, and Kemira is well-positioned to bring our advanced technologies to their customers,” said Kevin Cassidy, chemical and monitoring solutions general manager - water and process technologies for GE Power & Water. “After a successful 18-month pilot program with GE in the Americas, we have increased the scope of our alliance to offer a comprehensive water treatment solution to the global pulp and paper market,” said Billy Ford, senior vice president, paper, Kemira.
PETROCHEMICALS
LyondellBasell to expand TEG production capacity
L 4
yondellBasell is planning to expand Tri-ethylene Glycol
Pump Industry Analyst
(TEG) production capacity at the company’s ethylene oxide and ethylene glycol plant in Pasadena, Texas, USA. The additional capacity of 50 million pounds per year will more than double the company’s current production. Engineering is already underway on the new unit, which should be operational in late 2016. The expanded facility is expected to be one of the world’s largest on-purpose TEG production units.
OIL & GAS
Fluor named project management contractor for OGPC in Azerbaijan
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he State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) has selected Fluor Ltd to provide project management contractor services for its new oil-gas processing and petrochemical complex (OGPC) in Azerbaijan. The OGPC will be located on a greenfield site 60 km southwest of Baku. As the project management contractor, Fluor will support SOCAR’s selection and management of future contractors that will perform detailed engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning and start-up of the gas processing plant as well as front-end engineering design, detailed engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning and startup of the petrochemical plants including associated offsite facilities. The project will be performed from Fluor’s UK office in Farnborough.
KBR partners with Azerbaijan’s national oil company
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BR Inc has entered into a joint venture agreement with the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) to establish a new engineering and support services company in Azerbaijan. Based in Baku, the new company will provide design, engineering, technical,
procurement, construction supervision and project management service for projects across the upstream, midstream and downstream oil and gas sectors, mainly in Azerbaijan. The company will also prepare technical requirements for all stages of a project, including project management, contract supervision, planning and cost control.
CHEMICALS
BASF picks Freeport for planned propylene complex
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ASF has selected Freeport, Texas as the potential site for its planned world-scale methaneto-propylene complex on the US Gulf Coast. The company has contracted Air Liquide to provide basic engineering services for the gas-to-propylene complex. The plant is expected to have an annual production capacity of approximately 475 000 metric tons of propylene. The project, which would be BASF’s largest single-plant investment to date, is subject to final approval in 2016 by the German company’s board of executive directors.
POWER GENERATION
Thailand plans Asia’s first ultra-supercritical lignite-fired power plant
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lstom and Marubeni Corp have signed an agreement with the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) to supply and build a new E950 million unit at the Mae Moh power plant. The contract will be carried out on an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) basis. This new unit will replace existing units 4–7 and will make Mae Moh the first lignite-fired power plant in Asia operating with ultra-supercritical conditions. When it is completed in 2018, the unit will produce 600 MW of electricity.
March 2015