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Foster Wheeler has supplied over 200 steam reformers to the refining and petrochemical industries in more than 40 countries worldwide.Foster Wheeler has received a contract from Marubeni for the engineering and material supply of a new Terrace Wall steam reformer heater for the KazMunayGas oil refinery located at Atyrau, Republic of Kazakhstan, ebr.com reports.
Under the contract, Foster Wheeler will provide Terrace Wall steam reformer, including an air preheating system, for the refinery.
The steam reformer will be part of a hydrogen production unit which is scheduled to be built at the refinery with a capacity of 24,000 normal cubic meters per hour.
Work under the contract is expected to be completed in April 2015.
Featuring sloped-wall radiant section design, the Foster Wheeler's Terrace Wall reformer is characterized by a firing arrangement and allows long catalyst tube life while providing the flexibility to extend a reformer's operating envelope.
As part of refinery modernization project, Marubeni awarded the comntract on behalf of the SINOPEC Engineering (Group)/Marubeni/KazStroyService consortium which is executing the engineering, procurement and construction of the refinery.
Foster Wheeler AG is a global engineering and construction company and power equipment supplier delivering technically advanced, reliable facilities and equipment. The company employs approximately 13,000 talented professionals with specialized expertise dedicated to serving its clients through one of its two primary business groups. The company’s Global Engineering and Construction Group designs and constructs leading-edge processing facilities for the upstream oil and gas, LNG and gas-to-liquids, refining, chemicals and petrochemicals, power, minerals and metals, environmental, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and healthcare industries. The company’s Global Power Group is a world leader in combustion and steam generation technology that designs, manufactures and erects steam generating and auxiliary equipment for power stations and industrial facilities and also provides a wide range of aftermarket services. The company is based in Zug, Switzerland, and its operational headquarters office is in Reading, United Kingdom.