Partners in the VietRoss refinery project have selected Honeywell Industrial Control�an affiliate of Honeywell International Inc.�to provide distributed control systems and ancillary systems for the first refinery in Viet Nam.
The VietRoss project is a Vietnamese-Russian joint venture founded by Russian foreign trade association Zarubezhneft and state-run company PetroVietnam.
The groups expect to begin building the refinery next year in Dung Quat, Quang Ngai Province, in central Viet Nam.
Honeywell will also provide emergency shutdown systems and training, installation, and site support services. Financial terms were not disclosed.
When operational, the refinery will be able to process 6.5 million tons/year of crude into gasoline, jet kerosine, diesel, fuel oil, propylene, and liquefied petroleum gas. It is expected the refinery will supply about 50% of the country's domestic needs.
The partners have also selected Institut Fran�s du P�ole's R2R technology for a residue catalytic cracking unit (OGJ, Mar. 20, 2000, p. 32).