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WORLD NEWS

March

2017

HYDROCARBON

ENGINEERING

5

China |

MTO unit

started

J

iangsu Sailboat Petrochemical Co.

Ltd has started its UOP Advanced

methanol-to-olefins (MTO) unit

during a 10-day test to confirm

successful operation, according to

Honeywell. When the full unit goes

online, it will have a production

capacity of 833 000 tpy, making it

the largest single-train MTO unit in

the world.

The Sailboat facility, located in

Lianyungang City in Jiangsu Province,

will produce propylene for the

production of acrylonitrile, which is

used to make clothing and fabrics,

and high performance polymers used

in automotive parts, hard hats and

other hard plastic products. The plant

will also produce ethylene for the

production of ethylene vinyl acetate

copolymers, as well as C

4

olefins.

The Advanced MTO process

converts methanol from coal and

natural gas into ethylene and

propylene. UOP's proprietary

catalysts make it possible to

efficiently adjust the ratio of

propylene and ethylene produced so

operators can most effectively meet

demand for those products.

When fully completed, the

500 ha. facility will produce

approximately 2.5 million tpy of

short-supply high-end petrochemical

products.

Qatar |

Laffan Refinery 2 inaugurated

Q

atargas has announced that His

Highness Sheikh Tamim bin

Hamad Al-Thani, the Emir of the

State of Qatar, has inaugurated

Laffan Refinery 2 at a special

ceremony held at the Qatar National

Convention Centre.

The inauguration of the refinery

marks the culmination of a strategic

expansion to Qatargas’ facilities in

Ras Laffan Industrial City, effectively

doubling Qatar’s condensate refining

capacity to 292 000 bpd.

The new refinery processes

condensate to produce five high

quality products. These products

support the energy and industry

sectors by providing energy sources

and raw feedstock material, namely

naphtha, kerojet (A-1), diesel and LPG

in the form of propane and butane.

It also creates new economic

opportunities by enhancing export

capacity and therefore the ability to

supply international demand for

energy.

Laffan Refinery 2 includes a

wastewater recycling facility, which

treats industrial water from Laffan

Refinery 1 and Laffan Refinery 2.

USA |

HEP to expand deep-water terminal

H

oward Midstream Energy

Partners LLC (HEP) has executed

a long-term terminal services

agreement (TSA) with a third-party

shipper and plans to significantly

expand its bulk liquids terminal

facility in Port Arthur, Texas.

Under the TSA, HEP will

construct or install more than

15 new tanks, adding more than

1 million bbls of storage for a variety

of products, and construct new

marine facilities for both blue water

and inland marine vessels.

Additionally, the company plans to

construct a pipeline system to

transport products between the

Port Arthur facilities and other

third-party supply points.

Permitting for the development

of the terminal began in 1Q16. Final

engineering of the facilities and

pipelines is underway and

construction is expected to begin in

March 2017. The facility is projected

to take 18 months to construct and

operations are expected to begin in

2018.

Worldwide |

OPEC production cuts promising

T

he International Energy Agency

(IEA) has estimated that OPEC

production in January 2017 was

32.1 million bpd, and that the

production cuts achieved a record

initial compliance rate of 90%.

Notably, some producers, including

Saudi Arabia, appeared to cut more

than required.

Speaking at the International

Petroleum (IP) Week conference in

London, UK, OPEC Secretary General,

HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, said

that the implementation of

production cuts by OPEC and

non-OPEC members has thus far

been very encouraging.

Mr Barkindo said that all

24 countries involved had remained

resolute in their commitment to

the ongoing process and are

determined to implement their

obligations in a full and timely

fashion to help ensure a more

balanced oil market on a

sustainable basis. He also said that

the establishment of the Joint

Ministerial Monitoring Committee

and the supporting Joint Technical

sub-Committee to oversee and

monitor implementation were

"prime examples of OPEC’s support

for data sharing, openness and

transparency.”