SULFUR - WORLDWIDE CONSTRUCTION

April 15, 1991
*Designates projects listed for the first time in the Journal. ASHLAND PETROLEUM. St. Paul, MN 50 t/d (from refinery). Process: Pritchard. Completion: Fall 1092. Canton, OH 50 t/d (from refinery). Process: Pritchard. Completion: Spring 1992. DERBY REFINING CO. Witchita, KS 20 t/d sulfur recovery unit. Completion: June 1991. HOLLY CORP. Artesia, NM Sulfur recovery unit. $12 MM. (A1) MARATHON OIL CO. *Robinson, IL 180 t/d Claus & tailgas units. Design: Parsons. Contr: Kellogg.

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

UNITED STATES

ASHLAND PETROLEUM. St. Paul, MN 50 t/d (from refinery). Process: Pritchard. Completion: Fall 1092.

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

DERBY REFINING CO. Witchita, KS 20 t/d sulfur recovery unit. Completion: June 1991.

HOLLY CORP. Artesia, NM Sulfur recovery unit. $12 MM. (A1)

MARATHON OIL CO. *Robinson, IL 180 t/d Claus & tailgas units. Design: Parsons. Contr: Kellogg. Completion: 1993.

*Detroit, MI 45 t/d Claus & tailgas units. Contr: Fluor. Completion: 1993.

*Garyville, LA tailgas unit. ContrL Kellogg. Completion: 1993.

MOBIL OIL CORP. Beaumont, TX 200 t/d sulfur expansion. Completion: 1992.

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

*PHILLIPS PETROLEUM. Woods Cross, UT 10 t/d sulfur plant in the engineering stage. Engr: Bechtel. Completion: 1992.

*QUAKER STATE. Newell, WV 1.25 t/d fuel gas, sour gas expansion. Sulferox process. Engr: Westfield Engr. Completion: Aug. 1991.

SUN REFINING & MARKETING INC. Tulsa, OK 59 t/d sulfur plant in the engineering stage. Design: Parsons. Completion: 4th Qtr. 1992.

Philadelphia, PA 100 t/d sulfur recovery unit in the engineering stage. Lic/Engr: Parsons. Completion: 1991.

TEXACO INC. *Bakersfield, CA 70 t/d sulfur recovery unit and 70 t/d tail gas treating unit. Contr: TPA/Bechtel. Completion: 1991.

*El Dorado, KS 130 t/d sulfur recovery unit and 130 t/d tail gas treating unit. Contr: TPA/Cherne. Completion: Aug. 1992.

*Anacortes, WA 60 t/d sulfur recovery unit and 70 t/d tail gas treating unit. Contr: Fluor Daniel. Completion: July 1993.

*STAR ENTERPRISE. Port Arthur, TX 120 t/d sulfur plant and 200 t/d tail gas unit in the engineering stage. Engr: Bechtel. Completion: 1993.

UNOCAL. Wilmington, CA 200 t/d sulfur recovery and tailgas unit in the engineering stage. Lic/Engr: Parsons. Completion: Late 1993.

ABU DHABI

ABU DHABI NATIONAL OIL CO. Ruwais. 500 mt/d each, 2 units sulfur granulation being revamped. Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1991.

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

Umm Al-Nar. 23 mt/d sulfur recovery plant under construction. Contr: Snamprogetti. Completion: 1992.

AUSTRALIA

BP REFINERY KWINANA. Kwinana. 35 t/d sulfur recovery unit. Contr: Pritchard. Completion: 1992.

BRAZIL

PETROBRAS. Canoas, RS. 70 mt/d Claus unit (from refinery). Contr: Staff. Completion: 1994.

Cubatao, SP. 70 mt/d claus unit (from refinery) planned. Contr: Staff. Completion: 1993.

Paulinia, SP. 60 mt/d Claus unit (from fuel gas and LPG desulf) under construction. Lic: Kellogg. Contr: Staff. Completion: 1993.

CANADA

HUSKY OIL OPERATIONS. Lloydminster, Alberta/Sask. 290 mt/d heavy oil upgrader sulfur recovery plant in the engineering stage. Engr/Procurement: Monenco Ltd. Completion: Nov. 1992.

MOBIL OIL CANADA. Carstairs, Alberta Sulfur recovery unit. Superclaus-99 process. (A1)

SHELL CANADA. Caroline, Alberta. 300 MMcfd expansion of 4,500 mt/d plant in engineering stage. Engr: Shawiningan. Contr: Petrotech Lavalin. Completion: 1991.

4,000 mt/d sulfur recovery unit awaiting approval. Engr: Delta Projects. (00)

WESTCOAST ENERGY INC. Fort St. John. sulfur recovery unit. Contr: Fluor Daniel. Completion: Late 1991.

CHINA

PANZHIHUA IRON & STEEL WORKS. Dukou. 8,000 mt/y sulfuric acid plant under construction. Contr: Krupp Koppers. Completion: 1991.

COLOMBIA

ECOPETROL. Cartagena. 35 mt/d sulfur Claus unit from refinery gas. Contr: Foster Wheeler. Completion: June 1991.

COSTA RICA

REFINADORA COSTARRICENSE DE PETROLEO. Puerto Limon. 10,000 mt/d sulfur plant in the engineering stage. Contr: Dragados. Completion: 1992.

CYPRUS

BP CYPRUS. 12 t/d sulfur recovery unit expansion under construction. Design/Engr: Parsons. Completion: 4 th Qtr. 1991.

GERMANY

LEUNA-WERKE. Leuna. 9,400 Nm3/h sulfur recovery unit under construction. Contr: Voest-Alpine. Completion: 1992.

RUHRKOHLE AG. Dortmund. 10,000 mt/y sulfur plant in the engineering stage. Contr: Krupp Koppers. Completion: 1991.

SAARBERGWERKE. Furstenhausen. 11,000 mt/y sulfuric acid unit under construction. Contr: Krupp Koppers. Completion: 1991.

INDIA

HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORP. Visakhapatnam. 20,000 mt/d sulfur plant in the engineering stage. Completion: 1991.

ISRAEL

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

ITALY

AGIP PETROLI. Trecate. 2.2 mt/d Locat sulphur removal. Lic: ARI Tech. Completion: 1991.

ENICHEM, Augustb., 4 mt/d Locat sulphur removal. Lic: ARI Tech. Completion: 1991.

SARAS. Sarroch. 200 mt/d sulpher recovery unit in the engineering stage. Engr: Techint. Completion: 1992.

JORDAN

JORDAN PETROLEUM REFINERY. 18 mt/d sulfur plant. Turnkey tender documents preparation - Claus. Feed: Refinery gases. Completion: 1991.

KOREA

KUKDONG. Daesan. 180 mt/d Claus unit. Contr: Hyundai. Completion: Dec. 1992.

KUWAIT

KUWAIT NATIONAL PETROLEUM. Mina Al-Ahmadi. 100 mt/d sulfuric acid regeneration unit. Completion: End 1992.

MEXICO

PEMEX. Salina Cruz, Oax. 32.9 mt/d Claus unit (from refinery gas) under construction. Completion: 1991.

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

NETHERLANDS

DSM. *500 mt/d sulfur dioxide plant under construction. Completion: 1992.

SPAIN

REPSOL PETROLEO. *Cartagena. 70 t/d sulfur recovery unit in the engineering stage. Engr: Tecnicas. Completion: 1992.

TURKEY

TURKISH PETROLEUM REFINERIES CORP. Izmir. 70 mt/d sulfur recovery plant (from refinery gas) under construction. Contr: Snamprogetti/Tekfen. Completion: 1993.

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

UNITED KINGDOM

OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM. North Sea. 150 MMscfd H2S removal from natural gas. Lic: SNEA. Completion: 1991.

U.S.S.R.3I1

MACHINOIMPORTS. Tengiz. 3 sulfur recovery units. 256,000 mt/y each in the engineering stage. Lic: IFP. Contr: Lurgi/Total. Completion: 1992.

VENEZUELA

LAGOVEN, S.A. Amuay. 360 mt/d sulfur recovery unit in the engineering stage. Engr: Parsons. Completion: 1992.

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