Technip (Paris, France; www.technip.com) was awarded a contract by Daelim Industrial Company* to provide proprietary equipment for the world’s first commercial High Severity Fluid Catalytic Cracking (HS-FCC) unit. The HS-FCC cracks heavy hydrocarbons into lighter olefins such as propylene and lighter fuels such as gasoline. It will be constructed as part of the expansion of the existing residue conversion facilities at the S-Oil refinery in Onsan, South Korea.
The proprietary equipment provided by Technip includes an innovative downflow reactor, the key component of the HS-FCC technology.
This award results from Technip’s strong expertise in technology and equipment, which is part of its strategic focus to provide an integrated offering, as a broad-based oilfield services and equipment company.
Established in 1976, S-Oil has grown into one of the most competitive oil refiners in the Asia-Pacific region. The company operates an oil refinery facility with a capacity of 669,000 barrels per day, and other facilities that can produce petrochemicals and lube base oil in the Onsan Refinery in Ulsan.
HS-FCC was developed by an alliance comprising Saudi Aramco, JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corp, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals; the technology is licensed by Technip Stone & Webster Processing Technology and Axens; this first unit was licensed by Axens.
* the engineering, procurement and construction contractor for the project.