Refinery Orders Heat Exchangers From Alfa Laval

An Algerian refinery has ordered Alfa Laval Packinox heat exchangers. The Packinox plate heat exchangers will be used in the catalytic processing section in the production of mixed Xylenes, which, among other things, can be used for the production of PET bottles.

'This massive - but still compact - welded heat exchanger offers a unique energy efficiency especially well suited for the high demands within the refinery and petrochemical industries,' said Lars Renstrom, president and chief executive officer of the Alfa Laval Group. Delivery is scheduled for 2011.

Contract Covers HRSG And Equipment For Refinery

A subsidiary of Foster Wheeler's Global Power Group has been awarded a contract to design, supply and erect a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) by Spanish company Repsol Petroleo. The HRSG and auxiliary equipment will be integrated in a cogeneration plant being built at the Repsol Cartagena Refinery in Murcia, Spain. Foster Wheeler will also provide start-up supervision services. Commercial operation is scheduled for the first quarter of 2012.

The HRSG will be coupled with a General Electric PG-6581 gas turbine and will recover heat from the gas discharge stream, producing high-pressure and medium-pressure steam for use in refinery processes and electricity generation at the Cartagena facility. The unit will be equipped with a bypass stack and diverter, as well as a post-firing and fresh-air capability, for continuous operation even after a combustion turbine trip.