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Upgrade for Albert Water Treatment Plant
MARKET PROSPECTS polyolefin modification, sanitary pipe, as well as surface heating and cooling systems.
BASF increases CLO capacity
B
ASF will begin expanding its production capacity for epsilon-caprolactone (CLO) with a first project to raise its annual capacity by up to 2000 metric tons in 2008. In line with market growth, further capital has been earmarked for projects to expand CLO and its value chain in subsequent years. BASF has been producing CLO since 2001 and currently makes it at its Freeport, Texas, USA site. CLO and its polymers are used as intermediates in a variety of applications in many industries including TPU, adhesives and coatings, where it provides a high-quality combination of properties.
PetroChina selects technology for two HDPE plants
P
etroChina Co Ltd has selected Basell’s Hostalen technology for two new high density polyethylene plants; a 300 kT per year plant in Chengdu, Sichuan province, and a 350 kT per year plant in Fushun, Liaoning province, China. Start-up for both plants is expected to be in 2011.
Nanjing City, the capital of Jiangsu Province, is growing rapidly with an urban population of 4.5 million people. Increased economic growth is affecting the environment and the city’s infrastructure. Due to this growth, the Qinhuai River, which flows through the city, is becoming increasingly polluted from wastewater discharges. Heavy rainfall, flooding and stagnant water also adversely affect the urban environment and potentially contribute to health and sanitation issues. Black & Veatch’s consulting work started in October and will last four years.
Upgrade for Albert Water Treatment Plant
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s part of a joint venture with Morrison Construction, Earth Tech Inc has been awarded a US$10.5 million (£5.2 million) contract by Yorkshire Water to upgrade the Albert Water Treatment Plant in West Yorkshire, UK. The Earth Tech joint venture will install a new magnetic ion exchange (MIEX) system that will increase the plant’s efficiency while lowering operating costs. The MIEX system works by filtering moorland water to remove the manganese and reduce the colour and organic compounds before distribution into the local water supply. This will be the first installation of MIEX in the UK, but the process has been successfully used for water treatment applications in Australia, New Zealand and the US. The Albert Water Treatment Plant supplies 14.5 million gallons (55 million litres) of water to 195 400 people in Halifax and the surrounding Calderdale area.
WATER & WASTE TREATMENT POWER GENERATION
Environmental improvement project in Coal-fired plant planned for Wyoming China
B
lack & Veatch has signed a consultancy contract with Nanjing Municipality for the Nanjing Qinhuai River Environmental Improvement project that will enhance water supplies and provide added protection from flooding. The project is being funded by the Asian Development Bank.
December 2007
B
lack & Veatch has been selected as engineering program manager by Black Hills Generation for the design and engineering of a new 100-megawatt (MW) coal-fired unit near Gillette, WY, USA. The new coal-fueled unit, Wygen III, is currently in the regulatory approval process. The complex provides electricity to customers in Cheyenne, Sheridan & Gillette
Wyoming, the Black Hills region including Rapid City, South Dakota, and surrounding areas of Western South Dakota, Eastern Wyoming and parts of Nebraska.
OIL & GAS
Major discovery in the Caspian for BP
B
P, on behalf of the Shah Deniz partnership, has announced a major new gas-condensate discovery in the Shah Deniz field in the Caspian Sea. The SDX-04 appraisal and exploration well, 70 kms south east of Baku, discovered a new high pressure reservoir in a deeper structure below the currently producing reservoir. The well was drilled to a Caspian-record depth of more than 7300 metres in the south western part of Shah Deniz. The exploration discovery represents a potentially significant find. There will be appraisal to fully delineate the new structure in the next few years. The parties to the Shah Deniz production sharing agreement are: BP (operator 25.5%), StatoilHydro (25.5%), the State Oil Co of Azerbaijan Republic (10%), LUKOil (10%), NICO (10%), Total (10%), and TPAO (9%).
Contract award for underground gas storage
J
acobs Engineering Group Inc has received a contract from Scottish and Southern Energy plc (SSE), in joint venture with Statoil, to provide pre-engineering services for the second phase of SSE-Statoil’s underground gas storage (UGS) development in Aldbrough, UK. The companies are already developing nine storage caverns at Aldbrough, with a capacity of 420 million cubic metres (mcm). SSE is investing around £150 million in this first phase, out of a total of around £225 million. Commissioning of the first storage cavern is expected to get under way before the end of this year. It will become the UK’s largest onshore gas storage facility.
Pump Industry Analyst
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BASF increases CLO capacity
B
ASF will begin expanding its production capacity for epsilon-caprolactone (CLO) with a first project to raise its annual capacity by up to 2000 metric tons in 2008. In line with market growth, further capital has been earmarked for projects to expand CLO and its value chain in subsequent years. BASF has been producing CLO since 2001 and currently makes it at its Freeport, Texas, USA site. CLO and its polymers are used as intermediates in a variety of applications in many industries including TPU, adhesives and coatings, where it provides a high-quality combination of properties.
PetroChina selects technology for two HDPE plants
P
etroChina Co Ltd has selected Basell’s Hostalen technology for two new high density polyethylene plants; a 300 kT per year plant in Chengdu, Sichuan province, and a 350 kT per year plant in Fushun, Liaoning province, China. Start-up for both plants is expected to be in 2011.
Nanjing City, the capital of Jiangsu Province, is growing rapidly with an urban population of 4.5 million people. Increased economic growth is affecting the environment and the city’s infrastructure. Due to this growth, the Qinhuai River, which flows through the city, is becoming increasingly polluted from wastewater discharges. Heavy rainfall, flooding and stagnant water also adversely affect the urban environment and potentially contribute to health and sanitation issues. Black & Veatch’s consulting work started in October and will last four years.
Upgrade for Albert Water Treatment Plant
A
s part of a joint venture with Morrison Construction, Earth Tech Inc has been awarded a US$10.5 million (£5.2 million) contract by Yorkshire Water to upgrade the Albert Water Treatment Plant in West Yorkshire, UK. The Earth Tech joint venture will install a new magnetic ion exchange (MIEX) system that will increase the plant’s efficiency while lowering operating costs. The MIEX system works by filtering moorland water to remove the manganese and reduce the colour and organic compounds before distribution into the local water supply. This will be the first installation of MIEX in the UK, but the process has been successfully used for water treatment applications in Australia, New Zealand and the US. The Albert Water Treatment Plant supplies 14.5 million gallons (55 million litres) of water to 195 400 people in Halifax and the surrounding Calderdale area.
WATER & WASTE TREATMENT POWER GENERATION
Environmental improvement project in Coal-fired plant planned for Wyoming China
B
lack & Veatch has signed a consultancy contract with Nanjing Municipality for the Nanjing Qinhuai River Environmental Improvement project that will enhance water supplies and provide added protection from flooding. The project is being funded by the Asian Development Bank.
December 2007
B
lack & Veatch has been selected as engineering program manager by Black Hills Generation for the design and engineering of a new 100-megawatt (MW) coal-fired unit near Gillette, WY, USA. The new coal-fueled unit, Wygen III, is currently in the regulatory approval process. The complex provides electricity to customers in Cheyenne, Sheridan & Gillette
Wyoming, the Black Hills region including Rapid City, South Dakota, and surrounding areas of Western South Dakota, Eastern Wyoming and parts of Nebraska.
OIL & GAS
Major discovery in the Caspian for BP
B
P, on behalf of the Shah Deniz partnership, has announced a major new gas-condensate discovery in the Shah Deniz field in the Caspian Sea. The SDX-04 appraisal and exploration well, 70 kms south east of Baku, discovered a new high pressure reservoir in a deeper structure below the currently producing reservoir. The well was drilled to a Caspian-record depth of more than 7300 metres in the south western part of Shah Deniz. The exploration discovery represents a potentially significant find. There will be appraisal to fully delineate the new structure in the next few years. The parties to the Shah Deniz production sharing agreement are: BP (operator 25.5%), StatoilHydro (25.5%), the State Oil Co of Azerbaijan Republic (10%), LUKOil (10%), NICO (10%), Total (10%), and TPAO (9%).
Contract award for underground gas storage
J
acobs Engineering Group Inc has received a contract from Scottish and Southern Energy plc (SSE), in joint venture with Statoil, to provide pre-engineering services for the second phase of SSE-Statoil’s underground gas storage (UGS) development in Aldbrough, UK. The companies are already developing nine storage caverns at Aldbrough, with a capacity of 420 million cubic metres (mcm). SSE is investing around £150 million in this first phase, out of a total of around £225 million. Commissioning of the first storage cavern is expected to get under way before the end of this year. It will become the UK’s largest onshore gas storage facility.
Pump Industry Analyst
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