KBR Awarded BP Contract for Refinery Conversion

KBR has been awarded a contract for a Licensor Engineering Package for conversion of BP West Coast Products, LLC's Carson, California refinery's MTBE unit to the production of iso-octene. Iso-octene is subsequently converted to iso-octane gasoline blend stock.

NExOCTANE technology was developed by Fortum Oil Oy in Finland and is available to U.S. refiners under direct license from KBR.

"Fortum's NExOCTANE technology provides a solution to refiner's problems resulting from the ban on the addition of MTBE to gasoline," said Tim Challand, Vice President of Technology for KBR's Energy and Chemicals division. "This contract represents the first sale of NExOCTANE technology to the refining industry, which is key in this emerging market of converting MTBE units."

"NExOCTANE technology is an ideal fit for converting MTBE units," added Ron Birkhoff, KBR's Senior Manager for Chemicals. "It utilizes existing equipment, minimizes changes and shutdowns, is easy to operate and allows an accelerated project schedule for the conversion."

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Posted 21/06/05

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