SULFUR- WORLDWIDE CONSTRUCTION

April 16, 1990
*Designates projects listed for the first time in the Journal. ARCO PRODUCTS CO. Los Angeles, 100 t/d from refinery gas. Contr: Fluor Daniels. Completion: Summer 1990. ASHLAND PETROLEUM. Catlettsburg, Ky. 203.2 mt/d Claus unit (from refinery). Engr: Pritchard. Contr: Foster Wheeler. Completion: Spring 1991. St. Paul, Minn. 50 mt/d (from refinery). Process: Pritchard. Completion: Fall 1992. Canton, Ohio 50 mt/d (from refinery). Process: Pritchard. Completion: Spring 1992.

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

UNITED STATES

ARCO PRODUCTS CO. Los Angeles, 100 t/d from refinery gas. Contr: Fluor Daniels. Completion: Summer 1990.

ASHLAND PETROLEUM. Catlettsburg, Ky. 203.2 mt/d Claus unit (from refinery). Engr: Pritchard. Contr: Foster Wheeler. Completion: Spring 1991.

St. Paul, Minn. 50 mt/d (from refinery). Process: Pritchard. Completion: Fall 1992.

Canton, Ohio 50 mt/d (from refinery). Process: Pritchard. Completion: Spring 1992.

BP OIL CO. Ferndale, Wash. Sulfur recovery unit expansion in the engineering stage. Design: Parsons. Completion: 1990.

MOBIL OIL EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION U.S. Coden, Ala. 5 mt/d amine/sulfur recovery expansion under construction. (from natural gas) Contr: Randall. Completion: June 1991.

PENNZOIL PRODUCTS. Roosevelt, Utah. 0.35 t/d Locat unit.

SHELL OIL. Anacortes, Wash. 17 mt/d design (from refinery).

Denver City, Tex. 5 mt/d design (from natural gas).

SUN RESEARCH & MARKETING. Philadelphia, Pa. 100 t/d sulfur recovery unit in the engineering stage. Contr: Parsons. Completion: 1990.

QUANTUM. Deer Park, Tex. 17,500 t/y acetylene recovery unit under construction. Contr: Linde. Completion: 1990.

UNOCAL. Arroyo Grande, Calif. Revamp of existing coker gas & water stripping plant with Claus process. Contr: C.F. Braun. Completion: 1992.

ABU DHABI

ABU DHABI NATIONAL OIL CO. 500 t/d each, 2 units sulfur granulation being revamped. Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1990.

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

BELGIUM

NV TESSENDERLO CHEMIE. Ham. 1,000 t/d sulfuric acid plant under construction. Contr: Simon-Carves. Completion: 1990.

BRAZIL

PETROBRAS. Araucaria, PR. 65 mt/d Claus unit (from refinery). Contr: Staff. Completion: 1992.

Canoas, RS. 35 mt/d Claus unit (from refinery). Staff. Completion: 1992.

Cubatao, SP. 70 mt/d Claus unit (from refinery). Contr: Staff. Completion: 1991.

Mataripe, BA. 40 mt/d Claus unit (from refinery). Planning.

Paulinia, SP. 65 mt/d Claus unit (from fuel gas and LPG desulf). Eng: Promon. Lic: Kellogg. Contr: Staff. Completion: 1991.

BULGARIA

KENTEX. 140 t/d oleum plant from spent sulfuric acid under construction. Contr: Simon-Craves. Completion: 1992.

CANADA

HUSKY OIL OPERATIONS. Lloydminster, Alta./Sask. Sulfur recovery plant in the engineering stage. Engr & Procurement: Monenco Ltd. Completion: Nov. 1992.

MOBIL OIL CANADA. Rainbow, Alta. 20 MMcfd. Compression expansion process method. Engineering stage. $4.7 MM (US). Completion: 1990.

SHELL CANADA. Caroline, Alta. 4,500 t/d plant in engineering stage. Contr: Delta Projects Inc. Completion: 1992.

CHINA

PANZHIHUA IRON & STEEL WORKS. Dukou. 8,000 mt/y sulfuric acid plant under construction. Contr: Krupp Koppers, Completion: 1990.

SHIJIAZHUANG COKING PLANT. Shijiazhuang. 3,000 mt/y Claus unit under construction. Contr: Krupp-Koppers. Completion: 1990.

CHINA, TAIWAN

CHINESE PETROLEUM CORP. Tao Yuan. 100 mt/d design (from refinery gas). Amoco process. Contr: Chiyoda. Completion: mid 1990.

Tor, Kor. 972 t/d sulfur degassing unit under construction. Design: Comprimo. Completion: 1990.

CZECHOSLOVAKIA

PKAZ. 34 MMcfd unit under construction. Sulfint process. Contr: Integral.

GERMANY,WEST

MOBIL OIL AG. Woerth. Two-stage Claus Sulfreen unit. Contr: Lurgi.

RHEINISCHE OLEFINWERKE. Wesseling. 90,000 mt/y expansion olefin plant in the engineering stage. Tech: Linde Completion: 1991.

VEBA OEL AG. Gelsenkirchen. 440,000 mt/y olefin plant in the engineering stage. contr: Linde. Completion: 1992.

IRAN

NIOC. Bandar Abbas. 210 t/d unit in the engineering stage Contr: Comprimo. Completion: 1990.

ISRAEL

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

ITALY

EXXON. Augusta. 100 t/d sulfur recovery unit under construction. Engr: Techint. Completion: Sept. 1990.

JAPAN

*KAINAN PETRO. REFINING, Kainan. 30 t/d Superclaus under construction. Design: Comprimo. Completion: 1990.

YUKONG LTD. Ulsan. 400 t/d sulfur plant in the engineering stage. Design: Comprimo. Completion: 1990.

400 t/d sulfur degassing unit in the engineering stage. Design: Comprimo. Completion: 1990.

JORDAN

JORDAN PETROLEUM REFINERY. 18 t/d sulfur plant. Basic design study completed. Turnkey tender documents preparation - Claus. Feed: Refinery gases. Completion: 1991.

KOREA

YUKONG. Ulsan. 400 t/d sulfur/S02/H2S under construction. Design: Comprimo. Completion: 1990.

KUWAIT

KUWAIT NATIONAL PETROLEUM. Mina Al-Ahmadi. 1 00 t/d sulfuric acid regen. unit planned. Completion: end 1992.

MEXICO

PEMEX. Ciudad Pemex Tab. 323.3 mt/d (from natural gas). Planning.

Matapionche, Ver. 27.1 mt/d Claus unit (from natural gas) under construction.

Salina Cruz, Oax. 32.9 mt/d Claus unit (from refinery gas). Engineering stage. Completion: 1991.

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

SAUDI ARABIA

PETROMIN. Rabigh. 120 t/d sulfur recovery plant under construction. Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1990.

SWITZERLAND

RAFFINERIE DE CRESSIER SA. Neuchatel. 25 t/d expansion in the engineering stage. Contr: Comprimo. Completion: 1990.

THAILAND

BANGCHAK PETROLEUM CO. LTD. Bangkok. 30 t/d in the engineering stage. Design: Comprimo. Completion: 1990.

TURKEY

TURKISH PETROLEUM REFINERIES CORP. Izmir. 70 mt/d Claus unit (from refinery gas). Completion: 1993.

Kirikkale. 52 mt/d Claus unit (from refinery gas), Contr: JGC. Completion: 1992.

U.S.S.R.

STAVROPOL POLYMER. Budyennovsk. 100,000 mt/y expansion of olefin plant in the engineering stage. Tech: Linde. Completion: 1992.

VENEZUELA

LAGOVEN, S.A. Amuay. New sulfur recovery unit in the engineering stage. Engr: Parsons.

YUGOSLAVIA

INA-NAFTAPLIN. Molve. 180 MMscfd MDEA, NGL recovery Dehy, Lo-Cat sulfur recovery in the engineering stage. Engr: Pitchard. Completion: 1990.

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