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TechnipFMC wins $1bn+ contract for Egyptian hydrocracker complex
EGYPT
INTERNATIONAL contractor TechnipFMC has bagged a contract worth over $1bn to build a new hydrocracking complex in Egypt.
The engineering, procurement and con- struction (EPC) contract was awarded by Assiut National Oil Processing Vo. (ANOPC), and cov- ers new processing units for vacuum distillation diesel hydrocracking, delayed coking, distillate hydrotreating and hydrogen production. It also involves work on other processing units, inter- connections, o sites and utilities.
“This award demonstrates TechnipFMC’s long-standing relationship with the Egyptian petroleum sector and strengthens our exper- tise in the delivery of complex projects in the country,” Technip Energies president Catherine MacGregor said.
Earlier, TechnipFMC undertook front-end engineering and design (FEED) work for the project, under a contract signed in 2018. Tech- nipFMC described the new contract as “major,” meaning it has a value of $1bn or above.
The hydrocracking complex will convert low-value fuel oil from the nearby Assiut oil refinery, some 400 km south of Cairo, into around 2.8mn tonnes per year (tpy) of Euro-5 diesel and other products. ese other products will include naphtha, LPG, coke and sulphur.
“Assiut is considering one of the major strategic projects needed to meet growing local demand for cleaner products, and we are extremely honoured to have been selected by ANOPC to contribute to the largest refining project to be implemented in Upper Egypt,” MacGregor said.
TechnipFMC is working with ANOPC to
fulfil the remaining conditions so that work under the contract can commence. e deal was put together in February.
Egyptian Petroleum Minister Tarek El Molla said separately that the hydrocracking complex would cost $2.8bn in total, up from a previous estimate of $2.5bn. Its construction will help meet growing domestic fuel demand and curb reliance on imports. It is slated to be completed in 2022, although Egyptian authorities have not said whether the schedule has been a ected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Egypt is developing a ra of new re ning and petrochemical projects, to add value to its hydrocarbon resources and bolster domestic supply of key fuels and other products.
TechnipFMC signed a contract for FEED services in 2018 (Image: ENPPI)
Dangote makes progress on Nigerian refinery project
NIGERIA
NIGERIAN private industrial conglomerate Dangote is making progress in the construction of the 650,000 barrel per day (bpd) Lekki oil re nery, set to become the country’s biggest oil processing plant.
Installation of key equipment is proceeding, Swiss supplier Sulzer Chemtech noted on July 6. It said it had nished the design and supply of
internals for all of the re nery’s columns, which contractors are now erecting under the guidance of its engineers.
A er multiple rounds of design checks, engi- neering studies and discussions with technology licensors, Sulzer Chemtech was able to redesign the internals for the re nery, which was earlier slated to have a capacity of only 500,000 bpd.
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