Foster Wheeler for Russian oil refinery
28 Mar 2011
Reading, UK – Foster Wheeler has been awarded a contract by JSC Novo-Ufimsky Refinery, part of Russian oil major Bashneft, for the engineering and material supply of a new Terrace Wall steam reformer heater and air preheating system for the Ufa refinery in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia.
The steam reformer will be part of the 420 tonnes per day hydrogen production unit, based on Foster Wheeler’s hydrogen technology and process design package.
Foster Wheeler’s scope of work is scheduled to be completed in mid-2012. The balance of the hydrogen plant engineering and construction will be undertaken directly by the client.
The Terrace Wall reformer features a firing arrangement and sloped-wall radiant section design that, together, enable long catalyst tube life (often over 100,000 hours) and deliver the flexibility to extend a reformer’s operating envelope.
This often allows production of hydrogen in excess of the design capacity of the hydrogen production unit, which may in turn deliver additional economic benefits.
Foster Wheeler’s reformers can operate with ultra-low-NOx burners to meet tightening environmental emission standards worldwide. The EPC has supplied over 200 Terrace Wall steam reformers to the refining and petrochemical industries in more than 40 countries worldwide.
Bashneft is one of the largest producers of oil products in Russia. The company operates 140 oil and natural gas fields in Russia and owns three oil refineries located in Ufa with a combined capacity of 820,000 barrels per day, and 100 petrol stations.
