Lukoil NizhegorodNefteorgSyntez has let an engineering, procurement, and construction contract to McDermott International Inc. for a delayed coking unit at the 17 million-tonne/year refinery at Kstovo in Central Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod region (OGJ Online, Aug. 30, 2018).
The 2.1 million-tpy coker will be part of a deep-conversion complex under construction at the refinery. Scheduled for start-up in 2021, the complex also will include a diesel hydrotreater, gas fractionation unit, sulfur and hydrogen production units, and associated systems.
The coker will use technology of Chevron Lummus Global, a joint venture of Chevron Corp. and McDermott, which also has a contract for detailed engineering, procurement, and long lead supply for the project.
McDermott called the EPC contract “significant,” indicating a value of $250-500 million.
