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Technip awarded Mexican refinery contract
MARKET PROSPECTS Co Ltd and Sichuan Dayi Water Co Ltd have formed a new joint venture, Shuangliu Dayi Environmental Co Ltd, to manage wastewater in Sichuan, China. Under a 25-year strategic partnership, Sino French Water will hold a 65% stake in the new company and will jointly manage and operate eight wastewater treatment plants located in rural areas in Shuangliu county with Shuangliu Dayi. The partnership will also involve the construction, management and operation of the Shuangliu Maojiawan wastewater treatment plant, which will have a capacity of 250 000 m3 per day. The plant will primarily serve industrial and commercial customers and the residents of the new Tianfu urban area.
DESALINATION
IDE adapts desal technology for osmotic power generation
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DE Technologies Ltd has entered into an agreement with Statkraft, Europe’s largest renewable energy company, for the development of an osmotic power generation pilot plant in Norway. The project is the first of its kind to generate clean, green energy by mixing seawater and fresh water. IDE will design the 2 MW pilot facility in Sunndalsøra, Norway. The plant, which will be capable of 24/7 operation in any weather, is scheduled for construction within a few years. Under the agreement, IDE will design and later purchase and construct the pilot plant in close cooperation with Statkraft. Most of the plant will be based on existing technology used in desalination and other industries. However, IDE will design innovative solutions in several areas of the pilot plant, such as the energy recovery system and the fresh water and seawater pre-treatment. “We are honoured to team up with Statkraft for this breakthrough pilot that will demonstrate the feasibility of producing energy by means of a PRO process,” said Dr Boris Liberman, VP & chief technology officer of membrane technology at IDE. “We have been researching osmotic energy production for some time now, and intend to bring our R&D findings, our solid engineering solutions and our water expertise
February 2013
to this project. This will result in driving costs down while increasing net energy output.” Osmotic energy is a method for producing energy from the mix of fresh water and seawater. This technology enables clean power production at any place where rivers and lakes meet the seashore. Mastering this technology represents great potential for renewable, zero carbon-dioxide footprint, seafront power plants worldwide. “Statkraft pioneered the field of osmotic power by developing knowledge and experience in the PRO technology, and later by constructing a prototype facility in Tofte, Norway,” said Stein Erik Skilhagen, head of osmotic power at Statkraft. “The Tofte facility has been operating since 2009, and is in use for testing components, processes and membranes. We have selected IDE to design this pilot plant as we are certain that IDE’s pioneering R&D and solid engineering practices, coupled with Statkraft’s experience and capabilities, represent the best team to handle the technological and economic barrier to osmotic power generation.”
Osmoflo to supply desal plants to South Korean shipbuilders
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ustralia’s Osmoflo has secured contracts from South Korean conglomerates Daewoo Shipbuilding Marine Engineers and Samsung Heavy Industries to supply shipmounted desalination plants for use in the Ichthys liquefied natural gas (LNG) project following a global tendering process. The Osmoflo desalination plants, which will supply potable and process water to crews involved in the recovery of LNG and hydrocarbons from the Ichthys field in the Timor Sea, will be fitted on two vessels which are currently under construction in South Korean yards.
OIL & GAS
Baker Hughes rig count: January 2013
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aker Hughes Inc’s worldwide rig count for January 2013 stood at 3539, up 149 from the 3390 counted
in December 2012 and down 212 from the 3751 in January 2012. The average US rig count for January 2013 was 1757, down 27 from December 2012’s 1784 and down 246 from January 2012’s 2003. The international rig count for January 2013 was 1279, up 26 from the 1253 counted in December 2012, and up 108 from the 1171 in January 2012.
Jacobs to expand Luberef Yanbu refinery
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acobs Engineering Group Inc is to provide project management consulting (PMC) services for an expansion project at Saudi Aramco Lubricating Oil Refining Co’s (Luberef) lube oil refinery in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia. Jacobs is providing PMC services for both inside battery limits (ISBL) and outside battery limits (OSBL). The ISBL services include a new lube oil unit, a new sulfur complex, a new hydrogen manufacturing unit, and an expansion of the propane de-asphalting unit. The OSBL services involve all utilities, tanks and infrastructure. The Jacobs office in Leiden, the Netherlands is managing the overall project in collaboration with Jacobs’ offices in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia and other locations. The Yanbu refinery expansion is expected to increase base oil production to meet future demands for high quality GR-II and GR-III base oils; increase the GR-I Bright stock to almost double current production; produce higher-value byproducts (naphtha, diesel, and kerosene); and satisfy Saudi requirements for producing drilling fluid, which is currently being imported.
Technip awarded Mexican refinery contract
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etróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) through its subsidiary PEMEX Refinación, has selected Technip, in a consortium with Construcciones Industriales Tapia, to revamp one of the conversion units at the Ing Héctor R Lara Sosa refinery in Cadereyta, Mexico.
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MARKET PROSPECTS The scope of Technip’s work includes the detailed engineering, procurement, construction, training, commissioning and start up for the recondition of the combustion gases system of the refinery’s No 1 catalytic plant. The project is scheduled to be completed next year.
Aker Solutions secures Statoil frame agreement
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il services provider Aker Solutions is one of several suppliers to have been awarded a frame agreement with Statoil for the delivery of subsea operations and services on the Norwegian continental shelf. Subsea operations and services covers installation of subsea equipment, maintenance, upgrade and recertification of tools and installed equipment. It also includes workover activities and life extension of subsea wells. The size of the frame agreement depends on call-offs and the number of projects that Statoil decides to execute. The five-year frame agreement has three additional three year options.
Foster Wheeler, Shell sign technology EFA
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oster Wheeler AG’s Global Engineering and Construction Group has entered into a fiveyear global enterprise framework agreement (EFA) with Shell Global Solutions International BV. Under the agreement, Shell may request Foster Wheeler to provide support in the preparation of basic engineering packages for distillation, hydrocracking, hydrotreating, thermal conversion, ethylene oxide, pyrolysis gas, fluid catalytic cracking and sulfur dioxide scrubbing. This agreement has an option for Shell and Foster Wheeler to extend the deal for another five years. Foster Wheeler already has a five-year Asian Enterprise Framework Agreement in place with Shell where Foster Wheeler is providing engineering and project 4
Pump Industry Analyst
management services for Shell downstream and midstream projects in Asia and elsewhere.
MINING
Jacobs receives Rio Tinto contract for Boron expansion project
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acobs Engineering Group Inc is to provide engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services for Rio Tinto Minerals’ plant expansion project in Boron, California, USA. The expanded plant is designed to increase capacity and to use Rio Tinto Minerals’ new Modified Direct Dissolving of Kernite Ore (MDDK) technology, a process which allows sodium borate and boric acid production to continue until end of mine life.
Headworks BIO’s MBBR technology treats underground mine water
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eadworks BIO Inc is to deploy its moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR) technology to treat underground mine water at Claude Resources Inc’s Seabee Gold Mine in Northern Saskatchewan, Canada. During the process, the influent water will receive pretreatment to have the total suspended solids removed. The water will then be heated to 10°C and the effluent will be discharged safely into a large pond.
POWER GENERATION
GE and Toshiba partner on CCPP projects and technology
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E and Toshiba Corp are entering a global strategic alliance to jointly develop combined-cycle power plant (CCPP) projects around the world.
The two companies will also explore forming a strategic joint venture for the development of next-generation combinedcycle power projects with higher levels of thermal efficiency. Toshiba and GE have cooperated in gas turbine combined-cycle power generation systems since 1982 and have existing agreements to pursue 50 Hz and 60 Hz projects together in Japan and in a number of key regions in Asia.
Alstom to deliver 850 MW gas-fired CCPP to Thailand
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lstom, in consortium with Sumitomo Corp, has secured an engineering, procurement, commissioning and installation (EPCI) contract from Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) to build the 850 MW North Bangkok combined-cycle power plant (CCPP) block 2 and supply its equipment. This will be Alstom’s first CCPP contract with EGAT and the first CCPP in the world to feature Alstom’s upgraded GT26 gas turbine. Alstom will supply two GT26 gas turbines, the turbogenerators, heat recovery steam generators (HRSG), steam turbines and distribution control system for the Thai CCPP.
CHEMICALS
KBR to provide technology package for Indonesian ammonia & urea plant
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BR is to deliver licencing, engineering services and proprietary equipment for PT Pupuk Sriwidjaja Palembang’s new 2000 MTPD ammonia and 2750 MTPD urea plant in Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia. The construction of the grassroots facility is part of a consortium between Rekayasa and Toyo Engineering Corp. Rekayasa will be responsible for the ammonia and Toyo Engineering will be in charge of urea. The plant will be designed using KBR’s Purifier technology.
February 2013
DESALINATION
IDE adapts desal technology for osmotic power generation
I
DE Technologies Ltd has entered into an agreement with Statkraft, Europe’s largest renewable energy company, for the development of an osmotic power generation pilot plant in Norway. The project is the first of its kind to generate clean, green energy by mixing seawater and fresh water. IDE will design the 2 MW pilot facility in Sunndalsøra, Norway. The plant, which will be capable of 24/7 operation in any weather, is scheduled for construction within a few years. Under the agreement, IDE will design and later purchase and construct the pilot plant in close cooperation with Statkraft. Most of the plant will be based on existing technology used in desalination and other industries. However, IDE will design innovative solutions in several areas of the pilot plant, such as the energy recovery system and the fresh water and seawater pre-treatment. “We are honoured to team up with Statkraft for this breakthrough pilot that will demonstrate the feasibility of producing energy by means of a PRO process,” said Dr Boris Liberman, VP & chief technology officer of membrane technology at IDE. “We have been researching osmotic energy production for some time now, and intend to bring our R&D findings, our solid engineering solutions and our water expertise
February 2013
to this project. This will result in driving costs down while increasing net energy output.” Osmotic energy is a method for producing energy from the mix of fresh water and seawater. This technology enables clean power production at any place where rivers and lakes meet the seashore. Mastering this technology represents great potential for renewable, zero carbon-dioxide footprint, seafront power plants worldwide. “Statkraft pioneered the field of osmotic power by developing knowledge and experience in the PRO technology, and later by constructing a prototype facility in Tofte, Norway,” said Stein Erik Skilhagen, head of osmotic power at Statkraft. “The Tofte facility has been operating since 2009, and is in use for testing components, processes and membranes. We have selected IDE to design this pilot plant as we are certain that IDE’s pioneering R&D and solid engineering practices, coupled with Statkraft’s experience and capabilities, represent the best team to handle the technological and economic barrier to osmotic power generation.”
Osmoflo to supply desal plants to South Korean shipbuilders
A
ustralia’s Osmoflo has secured contracts from South Korean conglomerates Daewoo Shipbuilding Marine Engineers and Samsung Heavy Industries to supply shipmounted desalination plants for use in the Ichthys liquefied natural gas (LNG) project following a global tendering process. The Osmoflo desalination plants, which will supply potable and process water to crews involved in the recovery of LNG and hydrocarbons from the Ichthys field in the Timor Sea, will be fitted on two vessels which are currently under construction in South Korean yards.
OIL & GAS
Baker Hughes rig count: January 2013
B
aker Hughes Inc’s worldwide rig count for January 2013 stood at 3539, up 149 from the 3390 counted
in December 2012 and down 212 from the 3751 in January 2012. The average US rig count for January 2013 was 1757, down 27 from December 2012’s 1784 and down 246 from January 2012’s 2003. The international rig count for January 2013 was 1279, up 26 from the 1253 counted in December 2012, and up 108 from the 1171 in January 2012.
Jacobs to expand Luberef Yanbu refinery
J
acobs Engineering Group Inc is to provide project management consulting (PMC) services for an expansion project at Saudi Aramco Lubricating Oil Refining Co’s (Luberef) lube oil refinery in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia. Jacobs is providing PMC services for both inside battery limits (ISBL) and outside battery limits (OSBL). The ISBL services include a new lube oil unit, a new sulfur complex, a new hydrogen manufacturing unit, and an expansion of the propane de-asphalting unit. The OSBL services involve all utilities, tanks and infrastructure. The Jacobs office in Leiden, the Netherlands is managing the overall project in collaboration with Jacobs’ offices in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia and other locations. The Yanbu refinery expansion is expected to increase base oil production to meet future demands for high quality GR-II and GR-III base oils; increase the GR-I Bright stock to almost double current production; produce higher-value byproducts (naphtha, diesel, and kerosene); and satisfy Saudi requirements for producing drilling fluid, which is currently being imported.
Technip awarded Mexican refinery contract
P
etróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) through its subsidiary PEMEX Refinación, has selected Technip, in a consortium with Construcciones Industriales Tapia, to revamp one of the conversion units at the Ing Héctor R Lara Sosa refinery in Cadereyta, Mexico.
Pump Industry Analyst
3
MARKET PROSPECTS The scope of Technip’s work includes the detailed engineering, procurement, construction, training, commissioning and start up for the recondition of the combustion gases system of the refinery’s No 1 catalytic plant. The project is scheduled to be completed next year.
Aker Solutions secures Statoil frame agreement
O
il services provider Aker Solutions is one of several suppliers to have been awarded a frame agreement with Statoil for the delivery of subsea operations and services on the Norwegian continental shelf. Subsea operations and services covers installation of subsea equipment, maintenance, upgrade and recertification of tools and installed equipment. It also includes workover activities and life extension of subsea wells. The size of the frame agreement depends on call-offs and the number of projects that Statoil decides to execute. The five-year frame agreement has three additional three year options.
Foster Wheeler, Shell sign technology EFA
F
oster Wheeler AG’s Global Engineering and Construction Group has entered into a fiveyear global enterprise framework agreement (EFA) with Shell Global Solutions International BV. Under the agreement, Shell may request Foster Wheeler to provide support in the preparation of basic engineering packages for distillation, hydrocracking, hydrotreating, thermal conversion, ethylene oxide, pyrolysis gas, fluid catalytic cracking and sulfur dioxide scrubbing. This agreement has an option for Shell and Foster Wheeler to extend the deal for another five years. Foster Wheeler already has a five-year Asian Enterprise Framework Agreement in place with Shell where Foster Wheeler is providing engineering and project 4
Pump Industry Analyst
management services for Shell downstream and midstream projects in Asia and elsewhere.
MINING
Jacobs receives Rio Tinto contract for Boron expansion project
J
acobs Engineering Group Inc is to provide engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services for Rio Tinto Minerals’ plant expansion project in Boron, California, USA. The expanded plant is designed to increase capacity and to use Rio Tinto Minerals’ new Modified Direct Dissolving of Kernite Ore (MDDK) technology, a process which allows sodium borate and boric acid production to continue until end of mine life.
Headworks BIO’s MBBR technology treats underground mine water
H
eadworks BIO Inc is to deploy its moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR) technology to treat underground mine water at Claude Resources Inc’s Seabee Gold Mine in Northern Saskatchewan, Canada. During the process, the influent water will receive pretreatment to have the total suspended solids removed. The water will then be heated to 10°C and the effluent will be discharged safely into a large pond.
POWER GENERATION
GE and Toshiba partner on CCPP projects and technology
G
E and Toshiba Corp are entering a global strategic alliance to jointly develop combined-cycle power plant (CCPP) projects around the world.
The two companies will also explore forming a strategic joint venture for the development of next-generation combinedcycle power projects with higher levels of thermal efficiency. Toshiba and GE have cooperated in gas turbine combined-cycle power generation systems since 1982 and have existing agreements to pursue 50 Hz and 60 Hz projects together in Japan and in a number of key regions in Asia.
Alstom to deliver 850 MW gas-fired CCPP to Thailand
A
lstom, in consortium with Sumitomo Corp, has secured an engineering, procurement, commissioning and installation (EPCI) contract from Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) to build the 850 MW North Bangkok combined-cycle power plant (CCPP) block 2 and supply its equipment. This will be Alstom’s first CCPP contract with EGAT and the first CCPP in the world to feature Alstom’s upgraded GT26 gas turbine. Alstom will supply two GT26 gas turbines, the turbogenerators, heat recovery steam generators (HRSG), steam turbines and distribution control system for the Thai CCPP.
CHEMICALS
KBR to provide technology package for Indonesian ammonia & urea plant
K
BR is to deliver licencing, engineering services and proprietary equipment for PT Pupuk Sriwidjaja Palembang’s new 2000 MTPD ammonia and 2750 MTPD urea plant in Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia. The construction of the grassroots facility is part of a consortium between Rekayasa and Toyo Engineering Corp. Rekayasa will be responsible for the ammonia and Toyo Engineering will be in charge of urea. The plant will be designed using KBR’s Purifier technology.
February 2013