The Hyundai-Wison consortium has selected Technip to supply proprietary technology as well as engineering and procurement services for its two hydrogen reformers in Venezuela. These 135-million standard cubic feet per day (151-thousand normal cubic meters per hour) reformers are part of the Deep Conversion project being executed by the consortium for Venezuela’s state oil company, Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA), to upgrade the Puerto La Cruz refinery.
The contract covers the complete engineering, fabrication, modularisation, procurement, pre-commissioning and start-up assistance. This project will utilise Technip’s high-efficiency top-fired steam reformers, to produce high-purity hydrogen and export steam, and the latest nitrogen oxide reduction technology to ensure minimum emissions. Technip’s operating centre in Claremont, California will execute the contract, which is scheduled for completion in the second semester of 2014.
Stan Knez, Technip’s Senior Vice President Process Technology, commented, “We are delighted to have been awarded this project, which will utilise our state-of-the-art proprietary technology, after successfully completing the basic design package for these hydrogen plants. Hydrogen is the most widely used industrial gas in the refining, chemical and petrochemical industries, and this contract further solidifies our position of market leader in this sector.”