Skip to main content
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Foster Wheeler, BOC joint venture inaugurates Petrox hydrogen plant

Journal Article · · Heat Engineering
OSTI ID:443468
Joint venture breaks ground for second plant at Lagoven`s Amuay refinery in Venezuela. The Foster Wheeler Power Systems (FWPS) Inc. and BOC Gases joint venture to build, own and operate {open_quotes}over-the-fence{close_quotes} hydrogen plants reached two important milestones last spring. The first was inauguration on May 27 of its first-ever project, an 8-million-cubic-foot-per-day plant located at Chile`s Petrox refinery, in Talcahuano. The second was ground breaking less than three weeks later for the planned 50-million-cubic-foot-per-day plant at Lagoven, S.A.`s sprawling 630,000-barrel-a-day refinery in Amuay, Venezuela. Ceremonies marking the start-up of the Talcahuano plant were presided over by Benjamin Teplizky, Chile`s Minister of Mining. The plant is significant because it is the first privately owned plant of its kind ever to be built in Chile. The 99.9% pure hydrogen produced by the plant serves the requirements of the refinery`s recently constructed hydrocracking unit which helps the refinery meet lower sulfur levels in diesel and fuel oils and reduce aromatics content in gasoline.
OSTI ID:
443468
Journal Information:
Heat Engineering, Journal Name: Heat Engineering Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 60; ISSN 0017-9329; ISSN HEENAU
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Similar Records

Hydrogen: BOC-FW venture secures major Venezuela project
Journal Article · Wed Jul 26 00:00:00 EDT 1995 · Chemical Week · OSTI ID:426266

An Exxon Research and Engineering Co. flexicoking unit will be installed at the Lagoven S. A. Refinery
Journal Article · Mon Jun 26 00:00:00 EDT 1978 · Oil Gas J.; (United States) · OSTI ID:5872826

Venezuelan projects advance to develop world`s largest heavy oil reserves
Journal Article · Mon Jul 08 00:00:00 EDT 1996 · Oil and Gas Journal · OSTI ID:253720