Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. (Milan, Italy; www.mairetecnimont.com) has announced that its subsidiary KT – Kinetics Technology S.p.A. has been awarded an EPC contract by Lotos Asfalt Sp. z o. o., a subsidiary of Grupa LOTOS SA related to a refinery-unit upgrading in the Gdansk refinery in Poland.
Grupa Lotos is one of the largest refining companies in Poland, engaged in the extraction and processing of crude oil, as well as in the wholesale and retail of refined petroleum products.
The overall contract value is estimated to be €304 million and the project completion is expected in 2018.
The contract includes the implementation of a delayed coking unit, a coker naphtha hydrotreating unit, a hydrogen production unit (licensed by KT) together with ancillary units in the premises of the Gdansk refinery.