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Technip
wins Total contract for Normandy refinery
Posted: 20 February 2004
Technip has been awarded by Total a turnkey contract worth about
Euro 260 million to increase the conversion capacity of its Normandy
refinery, located near Le Havre, France. The contract covers the
engineering, procurement and construction of new units.
These new units include: a 2.4 million metric tons/year distillate
hydrocracking unit (based on Axens technology) and a hydrogen production
unit (using Technip’s technology). The hydrocracker will convert
heavy fractions of petroleum into very low sulfur distillates, such
as automotive diesel and kerosene for growing European markets and,
as a result, enable the Normandy refinery to significantly reduce
its output of heavy fuel oil. It will also produce high-quality
bases for lubricants and specialty fluids. Technip will use the
best available technologies for the design of the new units to minimize
the impact on the environment.
Start-up of the units is scheduled for mid-2006.
With a workforce of about 19,000 persons, Technip ranks among the
top five corporations in the field of oil, gas and petrochemical
engineering, construction and services. Headquartered in Paris,
the Group is listed in New York and Paris. The Group’s main
engineering and business centers are located in France, Italy, Germany,
the UK, Norway, Finland, the Netherlands, the United States, Brazil,
Abu-Dhabi, China, India, Malaysia and Australia. The Group has high-quality
industrial and construction facilities in France, Brazil, the UK,
the USA, Finland and Angola as well as a world-class fleet of offshore
construction vessels.
For more information see http://www.technip.com
Posted by Richard Price,
Editor Pipeline Magazine
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