The contract award from the Abu Dhabi Oil Refining Company (Takreer) is part of the major grassroots expansion of refining capacity at the Ruwais Industrial Complex in the United Arab Emirates.
In addition to its residue fluid catalytic cracking (RFCC) technology, Shaw also will provide engineering services to integrate and coordinate 11 new process units from other licensors at the site. The value of the contract, which has been included in the Shaw’s previously announced backlog of unfilled orders, was not disclosed.
Shaw jointly developed the proprietary RFCC technology through an alliance with Axens and Total that began in the early 1990s. This award brings the number of worldwide licensees of its FCC related technologies to 42.
Lou Pucher, president of Shaw’s energy and chemicals group, said: This unit, at 127,100 barrels per stream day, is the world’s largest under design and features Shaw’s advanced light olefins recovery and purification technology for maximum polymer grade propylene production.
