By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Jan. 18 -- Petro-Canada let a contract to a subsidiary of Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., Pasadena, Calif., to build a sulfur recovery complex as part of the conversion of its 125,200 b/cd refinery near Edmonton, Alta., to process feedstock from oil sands.
By 2008, the refinery will switch to 100% oil sands feedstock, processing it into gasoline, diesel, and other products, Petro-Canada said. Plans call for the refinery to process 135,000 b/d of oil sands feedstock.
The $1.2 billion refinery conversion will increase the capacity of an existing coker, expand hydrogen production, and increase sulfur-handling capability (OGJ Online, Dec. 12, 2003).
Jacobs is applying proprietary technology to the planned 400-ton/day sulfur recovery complex. It expects its front-end engineering and design phase to evolve into detailed engineering by the second quarter.
