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News Release from: Foster-Wheeler
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 03 August 2007
Repeat CFB boiler order from SINOPEC
Foster Wheeler will supply circulating fluidised-bed boilers to SINOPEC in the People's Republic of China, as a part of a major refinery expansion by SINOPEC Maoming
The Foster Wheeler Global Power Group has been awarded a contract for two circulating fluidised-bed (CFB) steam generators by SINOPEC Maoming Company, a subsidiary of the China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (SINOPEC), located in southwest Guangdong Province in the People's Republic of China This CFB project is part of a major refinery expansion by SINOPEC Maoming
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 2 Nov 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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Foster Wheeler has received a full notice to proceed on the engineering and supply of two 100 MWe class (gross megawatt electric) CFB steam generators.
"With this award, SINOPEC confirms its continued confidence in the highly reliable Foster Wheeler CFB design," said Gary Nedelka, chief executive officer of Foster Wheeler Power Group Asia: "In total, SINOPEC has purchased 21 CFBs from us in the past 11 years, clearly indicating the value of excellent performance in generating repeat business".
"We are fully confident in the high quality Foster Wheeler CFB product and the outstanding service they will bring for our refinery expansion," said Mr Li Yonglin, vice-president of SINOPEC Maoming: "the previous Foster Wheeler work on our ethylene expansion project demonstrated their expertise and professionalism in completing complex jobs - and was a major factor in our selection of the company to provide the boilers for Maoming".
The coal and coke-fired CFBs will be designed by Foster Wheeler International Engineering and Consulting (Shanghai) Company.
Foster Wheeler Power Machinery Company, which owns a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Xinhui, China, will be responsible for manufacture.
Commercial operation of the new boilers is scheduled for the first quarter of 2009.
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