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Team on 12 June 2006
Lithuanian refinery to be raised to EU
standards
Milan-based Foster Wheeler Italiana has signed a formal contract for the revamp of the Mazeikiai refinery in the Republic of Lithuania, the only refinery in the Baltic states.
Milan-based Foster Wheeler Italiana has signed a formal contract for the revamp of the Mazeikiai refinery in the Republic of Lithuania, the only refinery in the Baltic states This revamp forms part of a comprehensive modernisation programme that will enable the refinery to meet future European Union fuel quality specifications
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 2 Feb 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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The terms of the award were not disclosed and the contract will be included in Foster Wheeler's second-quarter 2006 bookings.
Foster Wheeler will provide basic design, front-end engineering, detailed design and procurement services for the revamp of the existing refinery, including a vacuum unit, vacuum gasoil hydrotreater, diesel/kerosene hydrodesulphurisation unit, fluid catalytic cracking unit (FCCU), amine and sulphur recovery unit and all related utilities.
The capacity of the FCCU will be increased from 45,000 to 60,000 barrels per stream day.
In addition, Foster Wheeler's scope includes a new vacuum flasher, refinery instrumentation and modernisation of all of the refinery's heaters.
"This award underscores AB Mazeikiu Nafta's confidence in Foster Wheeler", said Marco Moresco, Director, Commercial Operations, Foster Wheeler Italiana.
"It follows the award of a contract to Foster Wheeler's Madrid operation in 2004 to design and supply a new fluid catalytic cracker gasoline selective hydrotreater unit".
"This latest contract will be a real team effort, with three Foster Wheeler engineering centres, Milan, Istanbul and the newly established Moscow operation, providing their expertise and experience".
"We have selected Foster Wheeler for this challenging project because of its ability to make available skilled resources from its various operations centres, under the management of Foster Wheeler Milan", said Barton L Luck, Deputy General Director for Plant Engineering, Ab Mazeikiu Nafta.
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