Contract let for Sarroch sulfur units

June 2, 2006
Saras SPA has let a contract to a unit of Foster Wheeler Ltd. for a gasoline desulfurization unit and related facilities at its 300,000 b/cd Sarroch refinery in Sardinia, Italy.

By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, June 2 -- Saras SPA has let a contract to a unit of Foster Wheeler Ltd. for a gasoline desulfurization unit and related facilities at its 300,000 b/cd Sarroch refinery in Sardinia, Italy.

Foster Wheeler will handle engineering and procurement for a 180 cu-m/hr hydrodesulfurization unit designed to reduce the sulfur content of a gasoline blending component to 7 ppm by weight while minimizing octane loss. The contract also covers two independent tail gas treatment units, each with 36 tonnes/hr capacity, designed to achieve minimum overall sulfur recovery of 99.9%.

The contract also includes an option for construction supervision services by Foster Wheeler Italiana SPA. Terms were not disclosed.