ExxonMobil Corp. has let a contract to TechnipFMC PLC to provide detailed engineering, procurement, and construction for the operator’s recently approved project to expand refining capacity by more than 65% at its 366,000-b/d integrated refining complex in Beaumont, Tex. (OGJ Online, Jan. 29, 2019).
TechipFMC’s scope of work under the reimbursable contract covers the addition of four units at the refinery, including an atmospheric pipe still, kerosine hydrotreater, diesel hydrotreater, and benzene recovery unit, the service provider said.
Designed to help increase the manufacturing site’s flexibility to process lighter crudes, the proposed units to be implemented as part of the expansion project will be integrated into the refinery’s existing operations, TechnipFMC said.
While it did not disclose a specific amount of the agreement, TechnipFMC valued the EPC contract at between $500 million and $1 billion.
Already under construction, the expansion project will add a third crude unit within the refinery’s existing footprint that will increase light crude refining capacity at the site by 250,000 b/d, supported by increased production in the Permian basin, ExxonMobil said.
Part of the operator’s 10-year, $20-billion “Growing the Gulf” investment initiative, the crude unit is scheduled for startup by 2022.
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