Mongstad Refining has let a $39.8 million fabrication and construction contract to Kvaerner for a revamp of the delayed coker at its 200,000-b/d refinery at Mongstad, Norway.
According to Oil & Gas Journal’s Worldwide Refining Survey, the coker has a capacity of 24,800 b/cd.
Mongstad Refining is owned 79% by Statoil and 21% by Royal Dutch Shell PLC.
Bob Tippee has been chief editor of Oil & Gas Journal since January 1999 and a member of the Journal staff since October 1977. Before joining the magazine, he worked as a reporter at the Tulsa World and served for four years as an officer in the US Air Force. A native of St. Louis, he holds a degree in journalism from the University of Tulsa.
