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MOSCOW (MRC) -- Lummus Technology will
supply 14 cracking furnaces for a Gas Chemical Complex that is part of the
Ethane-rich Gas Processing Complex (GCC EGPC) located near Ust-Luga, Leningrad
Oblast, Russia, on the Gulf of Finland, said Hydrocarbonengineering.
The
contract is awarded within the framework of an EPC Contract for the GCC EGPC
project between China National Chemical Engineering & Construction
Corporation Seven, LTD (CC7), and the Baltic Chemical Plant LLC. Lummus' scope
includes engineering and supply of the company's proprietary Short Residence
Time (SRT®) VI cracking furnaces. The equipment is expected to yield a total
ethylene product amount (ethylene crackers 1 and 2) of up to 3 million tpy, will
be supplied under the ethylene technology license agreement entered in between
Baltic Chemical Plant LLC, a Project Operator (and a subsidiary of
RusGazDobycha), and Lummus Technology in 2019.
The cracking furnace is
the core process element of an ethylene plant. The process inside a cracking
furnace is based upon pyrolysis of hydrocarbons (ethane/propane mixture) in the
presence of steam with release of cracked gas. The gas is further fed into the
olefins recovery section to produce polymer grade ethylene used as feedstock for
polyethylene production as well as other byproducts.
"The Gas Chemical
Complex Project relies on the most advanced, highly-efficient and eco-friendly
process solutions available in the world. At the current stage of the project,
the team is dealing with purchasing long-lead equipment. The benefits offered by
Lummus Technology include significant reduction in the output of by-products and
specific consumption of utilities. The process also offers feedstock flexibility
as it is possible to feed of up to 10% propane in case of ethane shortage,"
shared Konstantin Makhov, General Director of Baltic Chemical Plant
LLC.
"This is the second major award announced recently for our
world-class SRT ethylene furnaces, which optimise reliability in capacity,
run-length and energy efficiency. It is another step forward in our services for
the Baltic Chemical Plant and builds on our experience in Russia, which is among
our key markets and where we are recognised as a leading licensor of this
technology," said Leon de Bruyn, President and CEO of Lummus
Technology.
"This is the first experience of partnering between Lummus
Technology and CC7 for ethylene integration project both in Russian and
international markets. Following the Process Design Package Contract covering
the ethane cracking unit engineering for Baltic Chemical Plant signed in
November 2019, a new equipment engineering & supply contract has been now
signed. The relationships between the two companies have been evolving, and
cooperation experience gained in this project will build a reliable foundation
for future strategic partnership in the international market," underlined Long
Haiyang, Vice-President at CC7.
As per MRC, Lummus Technology has been awarded a
contract by Enter Engineering Pte. Ltd. for the Shurtan Gas Chemical Complex in
Uzbekistan. Lummus’ scope includes the design and supply of four
proprietary Short Residence Time (SRT) VI and VII type cracking furnaces, which
will more than double the production of ethylene at Shurtan’s
facility.
Ethylene and propylene are feedstocks for producing PE and
polypropylene (PP).
According to MRC's ScanPlast report,
Russia's estimated PE consumption totalled 1,594,510 tonnes in the first nine
months of 2020, up by 1% year on year. Only high denstiy polyethylene (HDPE)
shipments increased. At the same time, PP shipments to the Russian market
reached 880,130 tonnes in the nine months of 2020 (calculated using the formula:
production minus exports plus imports, exluding producers' inventories as of 1
January, 2020). Supply increased exclusively of PP random copolymer. |
