A new gas oil hydrodesulfurization unit will be installed at Fos-sur-Mer, France

Journal Article · Thu Sep 21 04:00:00 EDT 1978 · Pet. Inf.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5359223

A new gas oil hydrodesulfurization unit will be installed at Fos-sur-Mer by Esso S.A.F. to meet the requirements of the new government specifications for diesel fuels and home heating oils, which limit their sulfur content to 0.3% by wt after 4/1/80 (it is now 0.5%). Esso has decided to raise the capacity of its Fos refinery for the desulfurization of petroleum fractions from 3700 to 6900 tons/stream day by installing a new 3200 ton/stream day catalytic treating unit, together with new gas treating units. The off-gases from these units, with a high hydrogen sulfide content, will be treated in a new 85 ton/stream day Claus sulfur-recovery unit. Sulfur dioxide emissions from the refinery will not change with startup of the new units, but will remain below 24 tons/normal stream day. The detailed study and design of this project have been awarded to Foster Wheeler Francaise. The cost of the project will be about 200 million francs, and startup is expected by Feb. 1980.

• OSTI ID: 5359223
• Journal Information: Pet. Inf.; (United States), Journal Name: Pet. Inf.; (United States) Vol. 1484; ISSN PETIB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: French

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02 PETROLEUM
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020500 -- Petroleum-- Products & By-Products
42 ENGINEERING
424000 -- Engineering-- Pollution Control Equipment-- (1980-1989)
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
CAPACITY
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CLAUS PROCESS
CONTROL
COST
DESULFURIZATION
DIESEL FUELS
DISTILLATES
ECONOMICS
ELEMENTS
ENERGY SOURCES
EQUIPMENT
EUROPE
FOSSIL FUELS
FRANCE
FUEL OILS
FUELS
HEATING OILS
HYDROGENATION
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
LIQUID FUELS
NONMETALS
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM
PETROLEUM DISTILLATES
PETROLEUM FRACTIONS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PETROLEUM REFINERIES
POLLUTION CONTROL
POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT
RECOVERY
REMOVAL
SULFUR
WESTERN EUROPE