Foster Wheeler Awarded Delayed Coker Contract By BP

Foster Wheeler Ltd's subsidiary, Foster Wheeler Iberia, S.A., part of its Global Engineering and Construction Group, has been awarded a detailed engineering, procurement and construction supervision contract by BP Oil Refineria de Castellon, S.A. (BP) for a new delayed coker at BP's Castellon Refinery in Spain.

The 20,000 barrels per stream day coker will use Foster Wheeler's Selective Yield Delayed Coking (SYDEC(SM)) technology. This award follows the completion of the process design package by Foster Wheeler's coking center of excellence in Houston, and the front-end engineering design, which was undertaken by the company's Madrid operation. The new delayed coker, scheduled for completion during 2008, is part of BP's planned reconfiguration of the Castellon refinery to reduce residual fuel oil production.

"This award reflects the successful and long-standing working relationship between BP's Castellon refinery and Foster Wheeler Iberia," said Jesus Cadenas, General Manager of Foster Wheeler Iberia. "We are also very pleased that BP has selected Foster Wheeler's technology and project execution expertise for its European delayed coker." Foster Wheeler's SYDEC(SM) process is a thermal conversion process used by refiners worldwide to upgrade heavy residue feed and process it into high value transport fuels. The SYDEC(SM) process achieves maximum clean liquid yields and minimum fuel coke yields from high sulfur residues. By installing a SYDEC(SM) unit, a refinery owner is able to process heavier crudes, which sell at a discount to the benchmark light, sweet crudes, thereby allowing the owner to reap the benefit of increased refining margins.

Foster Wheeler has supplied the coking process technology for more than 50 delayed coking plants worldwide.

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Posted 14/09/06

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