Repsol lets contract for hydrogen plant at Peruvian refinery
Nov. 12, 2014
Spain’s Repsol SA has let a long-term contract to Praxair Inc. for the supply of hydrogen for its 102,000-b/d La Pampilla refinery in Peru’s Callao province, near Lima.
Spain’s Repsol SA has let a long-term contract to Praxair Inc. for the supply of hydrogen for its 102,000-b/d La Pampilla refinery in Peru’s Callao province, near Lima.
As part of the agreement, Praxair will build a 12 MMcfd steam methane reformer (SMR) that will use natural gas or naphtha as feedstock to produce hydrogen at the refinery, Praxair said.
The SMR is scheduled to start up in 2016, according to the industrial gases company.
