SULFUR- WORLDWIDE CONSTRUCTION

Oct. 28, 1991
*Designates projects listed for the first time in the Journal. ASHLAND PETROLEUM. St. Paul, Minn. 50 t/d claus unit (from refinery). Engr: Pritchard/Pro Quip. Completion: Fall 1992. Canton, Ohio. 50 t/d claus unit (from refinery). Engr: Pritchard/Pro Quip. Completion: Summer 1992. Catlettsburg, Ky. 203.2 claus unit (from refinery). Contr: Foster Wheeler. Engr: Pritchard. Completion: Dec. 1991. CENEX FARMERS UNION. Laurel, Mont. Sulfur recovery unit upgrade. Completion: Mid-1994.

*Designates projects listed for the first time in the Journal.

UNITED STATES

ASHLAND PETROLEUM. St. Paul, Minn. 50 t/d claus unit (from refinery). Engr: Pritchard/Pro Quip. Completion: Fall 1992.

Canton, Ohio. 50 t/d claus unit (from refinery). Engr: Pritchard/Pro Quip. Completion: Summer 1992.

Catlettsburg, Ky. 203.2 claus unit (from refinery). Contr: Foster Wheeler. Engr: Pritchard. Completion: Dec. 1991.

CENEX FARMERS UNION. Laurel, Mont. Sulfur recovery unit upgrade. Completion: Mid-1994.

*CHEVRON U.S.A. Salt Lake City, Utah. Desulfurization unit. $40MM. Contr: Fluor Daniel. Completion: July 1993.

*FINA OIL & CHEMICAL Co. Big Spring, Tex. 60 mt/d claus/Scot expansion (from refinery gas). Contr: Pro Quip. Completion: 15' Qtr. 1992.

*FRONTIER OIL Corp. Cheyenne, Wyo. 55 t/d expansion (from refinery). Completion: 211 Qtr. 1992.

HOLLY Corp. Artesia, N.M. Sulfur recovery unit. $12 MM.

*LOUISIANA LAND & EXPLORATION Co. Thermopolis, Wyo. 200 mt/d claus/Scot expansion (from natural gas). Contr: Stearns-Roger. Completion: March 1992.

MARATHON OIL Co. Robinson, III. 180 t/d claus & tailgas units. Design: Parsons. Contr: Kellogg. Completion: 1993.

Detroit, Mich. 45 t/d claus & tailgas units. Contr: Fluor. Completion: 1993.

Garyville, La. tailgas unit. Contr: Kellogg. Completion: 1993.

MOBIL OIL Corp. Beaumont, Tex. 300 mt/d claus unit (from refinery gas). Contr: Kellogg. Completion: Mid-1992.

*Joliet, III. 200 t/d claus & tailgas unit (from refinery). Contr: Litwin. Completion: 1993.

PHILLIPS PETROLEUM. Woods Cross, Utah. 10 t/d sulfur plant in the engineering stage. Engr: Bechtel. Completion: 1992.

STAR ENTERPRISE. Port Arthur, Tex. 152 t/d sulfur plant and 200 t/d tail gas unit under construction. Engr/Design: Bechtel. Contr: Brown & Root. Completion: 1993.

SUN REFINING & MARKETING Inc. Tulsa, Okla. 52 t/d sulfur plant in the engineering stage. Engr: Parsons. Completion: 4 th Qtr. 1992.

TEXACO Inc. Bakersfield, Calif. 70 t/d sulfur recovery unit and 100 t/d tail gas treating unit under construction. Engr/Design: Bechtel. Contr: Fluor Daniel. Completion: July 1993.

El Dorado, Kan. 130 t/d sulfur recovery unit and 130 t/d tail gas treating unit. Contr: TPA/Cherne. Completion: Aug. 1992.

Anacortes, Wash. 60 t/d sulfur recovery unit and 70 t/d tail gas treating unit. Contr: Fluor Daniel. Completion: July 1993.

*TOTAL PETROLEUM Inc. Alma, Mich. 40.7 t/d claus unit (from refinery). Completion: March 1993.

UNOCAL. Wilmington, Calif.

200 t/d sulfur recovery and tailgas unit in the engineering stage. Lic/Engr: Parsons. Contr: Bechtel. Completion: Late 1993.

ABU DHABI

*ABU DHABI GAS LIQUEFACTION Co. Ltd. Das Island. 90 mt/d upgrade of two sulfur recovery units in the Persian Gulf. Engr: Parsons. Completion: Sept. 1992.

ABU DHABI NATIONAL OIL Co. Ruwais. 500 mt/d each, 2 units sulfur granulation being revamped and under construction. Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1991.

750 mt/d sulfur granulation unit under construction. Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1991.

Umm Al-Nar. 23 mt/d sulfur recovery plant under construction. Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1992.

AUSTRALIA

BP REFINERY KWINANA. Kwinana. 35 t/d sulfur recovery unit. Contr: Pritchard. Completion: 1992.

BRAZIL

PETROBRAS. Canoas, RS.

70 mt/d claus unit (from refinery) planned. Contr: Staff. Completion: 1994.

Cubatao, SP. 70 mt/d claus unit (from refinery). Contr: Staff. Completion: 1993.

Paulinia, SP. 60 mt/d claus unit (from fuel gas and LPG desulf under construction. Lic: Kellogg. Contr: Staff. Completion: 1993.

Sao Matus Do Sul, PR. '65 mt/d sulfur plant under construction. Completion: 1991.

CANADA

HUSKY OIL OPERATIONS. Lloydminster, Alta/Sask. 290 mt/d heavy oil upgrader sulfur recovery plant in the engineering stage. Engr/Procurement: Monenco Ltd. Completion: Nov. 1992.

MOBIL OIL CANADA. Carstairs, Alta Sulfur recovery unit. Superclaus-99 process.

SHELL CANADA. Caroline, Alta. 300 MMcfd expansion of 4,500 mt/d plant in engineering stage. Engr: Shawiningan. Contr: Petrotech Lavalin. Completion: 1991.

4,000 mt/d sulfur recovery unit under construction. Engr/Contr: Delta Projects. Completion: 1993.

WESTCOAST ENERGY Inc. Fort St. John. sulfur recovery unit. Contr: Fluor Daniel. Completion: Late 1991.

CHINA

PANZHIHUA IRON & STEEL WORKS. Dukou. 8,000 mt/y sulfuric acid plant under construction. Contr: Krupp Koppers. Completion: 1991.

*TANGSHAN MUNICIPAL COKING PLANT. Tangshan. 1,300 mt/y sulfur plant in the engineering stage. Contr: Krupp Koppers. Completion: 1994.

COSTA RICA

REFINADORA COSTARRICENSE DE PETROLEO. Puerto Limon. 10,000 mt/d sulfur plant in the engineering stage. Contr: Dragados. Completion: 1992.

CYPRUS

BP CYPRUS. 12 mt/d sulfur recovery unit expansion under construction. Design/Engr: Parsons. Completion: 4 th Qtr. 1991.

GERMANY

LEUNA-WERKE. Leuna.

9,400 Nm'/h sulfur recovery unit under construction. Contr: VoestAlpine. Completion: 1992.

RUHRKOHLE AG. Dortmund. 10,000 mt/y sulfur plant under construction. Contr: Krupp Koppers. Completion: 1992.

INDIA

HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORP. Visakhapatnam. 20,000 mt/d sulfur plant in the engineering stage. Completion: 1991.

*INDIAN OIL Corp. Ltd. Koyali, Gujarat. 18 mt/d claus unit (from fuel gas). Completion: Oct. 1992.

*Haldia, West Bengal. 15 mt/d claus unit (from fuel gas). Completion:July 1992.

IRAN

*NATIONAL IRANIAN OIL Co. Bandar Abbas. 130 mt/d sulfur recovery plant under construction. Design/Engr/Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1994.

ISRAEL

OIL REFINERIES Ltd. Ashdod. 60 mt/d Super Claus TGT unit. Feed: FCC. Completion: Jan. 1992.

ITALY

AGIP PETROLI. Trecate. 2.2 mt/d Locat sulphur removal, Lic: ARI Tech. Completion: 1991.

ENICHEM. Augusta. 4 mt/d Locat sulphur removal. Lic: ARI Tech. Completion: 1991.

SARAS. Sarroch. 200 mt/d sulphur recovery unit in the engineering stage. Engr: Techint. Completion: 1992.

JORDAN

JORDAN PETROLEUM REFINERY. Zerka. 18 mt/d claus unit from refinery gases. $4.5 MM. Completion: 1992.

KOREA

KUKDONG. Daesan. 180 mt/d claus unit. Contr: Hyundai. Completion: Dec. 1992.

MEXICO

PEMEX. Salina Cruz, Oax. 32.9 mt/d claus unit (from refinery gas) under construction. Completion: 1991.

*40 mt/d claus unit (from refinery gas) under construction.

*40 mt/d claus unit (from refinery gas) under construction.

Tula, Hgo. 32.9 mt/d claus unit (from refinery gas.) under construction. Completion: 1991.

NETHERLANDS

DSM. 500 mt/d sulfur dioxide plant under construction. Completion: 1992.

QATAR

QATAR GENERAL PETROLEUM Corp. Umm Said. 145 mt/d expansion under construction. Completion: 1992.

SPAIN

REPSOL PETROLEO. Cartagena. 70 t/d sulfur recovery unit in the engineering stage. Engr/Contr: Tecnicas. Completion: End 1991.

TRINIDAD

*TRINIDAD & TOBAGO OIL Co. Ltd. Pointe-A-Pierre. 150 mt/d new claus unit. Engr: Kellogg. Completion: 1992.

TURKEY

TURKISH PETROLEUM REFINERIES Corp. Izmir. 70 mt/d sulfur recovery plant (from refinery gas) under construction. Contr:Snamprogetti. Completion: 1993.

*Izmit. 90 mt/d claus and tail gas unit (from refinery gas). Completion: 1995.

Kirikkale. 48 mt/d claus unit (from refinery gas). Contr: JGC/Kutlutas. Completion: 1992.

UNITED KINGDOM

OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM.

North Sea. 150 MMscfd H2S removal from natural gas. Lic: SNEA. Completion: 1991.

U.S.S.R.

MACHINOIMPORTS. Tengiz.

3 sulfur recovery units. 256,000 mt/y each in the engineering stage. Lic: IFP. Contr: Lurgi/Total. Completion: 1992.

VENEZUELA

LAGOVEN, SA Amuay. 360 mt/d sulfur recovery unit in the engineering stage. Engr: Parsons. $31.5MM Completion: 1993.

*MARAVEN, Cardon. 230 mt/d claus unit. Engr/Contr: Jantesa/Comprimo. $7.6 MM. Completion: 1993.

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