Finnish diesel project yields $2 million contract
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Rotork Controls product story
Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team
Apr 18, 2005
Rotork is the single source of supply for pneumatic actuators, electric actuators and gearbox operators for new valves on "Project Diesel" at the Fortum Porvoo Refinery in Finland.
Rotork is the single source of supply for pneumatic actuators, electric actuators and gearbox operators, with a combined value in excess of US $2 million, for new valves on "Project Diesel" at the Fortum Porvoo Refinery in Finland.
The valves will be an integral part of enhancements to the refinery's residue hydrocracking unit, consisting of an integrated LC-finer and mild hydrocracker.
The main objective of "Project Diesel" is to guarantee the delivery of sulphur-free (sub-10ppm) diesel fuel and intermediate feeds to other refinery units.
Rotork's contract has been awarded by Mogas Industries, the leading severe service metal seated ball valve manufacturer, based in Houston, Texas.
Mogas Industries has won orders for over 700 high and low pressure ball valves in sizes up to 16in for "Project Diesel".
Rotork is supplying a total of 311 automated packages, comprising 190 Alecto and Exeeco gearboxes, 52 intelligent IQ electric actuators and 69 spring-return and double-acting CP and GP range pneumatic actuators.
Fortum Porvoo Refinery is already one of Europe's most modern refineries, with nearly 40 different process units.
The refinery produces light and heavy fuel oil, base oils for lubrication, diesel oils, aviation fuels, motor fuels and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).
These products are used in Scandinavia, parts of Europe and the USA.
The contract for actuators and gearboxes was co-ordinated and won by Rotork Fluid System's Houston factory store.
Keith Phillips, Rotork Project Leader, attributes the success of the project to the Rotork international sales team's ability to support the efforts of Mogas: "Never have I seen such determination by so many people from Rotork and Mogas to make this project a success".
"Rotork is able to employ strategies such as shipping product from factories in Europe directly to Finland for final join-up and testing instead of bringing them over to the USA, supported by the Rotork agent in Finland as well as Rotork's own personnel".
"Using such strategies and working as a team with our customer to achieve their requirements has given Mogas the confidence of knowing that they are dealing with a dedicated and experienced organisation".
The Porvoo Refinery project is being engineered and constructed by Chevron Lummus Global and Neste Jacobs, with the startup planned for the end of 2006.
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