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News Release from: Foster-Wheeler | Subject: Sarroch refinery
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 21 March 2008
FW contract for refinery revamp in Italy
Milan-based Foster Wheeler Italiana has been awarded a contract by Saras for the revamp of the mild hydrocracking unit at the Sarroch refinery in Sardinia, Italy
The contract is an engineering, procurement, and construction management contract, part of an important refinery upgrade, and follows the successful completion by Foster Wheeler of the front-end engineering design for the mild hydrocracker revamp and the procurement of major items The revamp objectives are the upgrade of the mild hydrocracker capacity, performance and conversion, while achieving a longer catalyst life duration
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 2 Nov 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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The revamp includes major modification to the reaction section, including installation of a new pre-treat reactor, as well as upgrading the gas compression circuit and installing a new high-pressure amine wash section.
"We are very pleased to be awarded this revamp project by Saras" said Marco Moresco, chief executive officer, Foster Wheeler Italiana: "We have been working with Saras for a number of years at this refinery.
We have an alliance-type frame agreement with Saras under which we undertake work at this refinery and, under this agreement, we have developed a strong, successful and cooperative working relationship with our client.
The upgrading of our refinery at Sarroch, one of Europe's largest and most complex refineries, is proceeding at a fast pace" said Dario Scaffardi, general manager, Saras: "This latest award to Foster Wheeler demonstrates our continued satisfaction with its professionalism and expertise and our confidence in its ability to maintain a successful relationship with Saras".
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