Thai Oil picks ABB for refinery upgrade

Oct. 3, 2005
Thai Oil Public Co. Ltd. let a contract worth more than $100 million to ABB of Switzerland to expand and revamp its 220,000-b/d Sriracha refinery on the Gulf of Thailand.

Eric Watkins
Senior Correspondent

LOS ANGELES, Oct 3 -- Thai Oil Public Co. Ltd. let a contract worth more than $100 million to ABB of Switzerland to expand and revamp its 220,000-b/d Sriracha refinery on the Gulf of Thailand.

ABB will refurbish a crude distillation unit to increase its capacity to 175,200 b/d from 116,8000 b/d and revamp related equipment.

In addition, ABB will install units for sulfur removal from flue gases and purification of kerosine.

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