Foster Wheeler wins engineering design deal for Star Petroleum refinery revamp in Thailand
Foster Wheeler AG has been awarded a contract by Star Petroleum Refining Co. Ltd. for front-end engineering design (FEED) for the residue fluidized catalytic cracking unit (RFCCU) revamp turnaround and inspection project at its refinery in Map Ta Phut, Thailand.
The terms of the award were not disclosed, and the contract value was included in the company's first-quarter 2011 bookings, officials said.
The objective of the project is to revamp the RFCCU to improve on-stream reliability together with environmental and performance improvements, according to Foster Wheeler.
Foster Wheeler will carry out the FEED for this major revamp, including licensor selection, and will also work with SPRC to evaluate the existing RFCCU maintenance and reliability philosophies with a view to identifying any changes that may be needed to retain the improvement of on-stream performance, it said.
The FEED is expected to be completed by the first quarter of 2012.
"This award reflects the winning combination of the in-depth technical expertise of our RFCCU consultants, our extensive portfolio of refinery turnarounds and revamp successes, and the local service delivery of our Sriracha operation," said Umberto della Sala, interim CEO of Foster Wheeler AG.
Foster Wheeler announced a week earlier that it had been awarded an EPC contract for another Thailand refinery project from Thai Oil.
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