North West Upgrader
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Summary Information
- Ownership: North West Upgrading
- Website: http://www.northwestupgrading.com/
- Wiki Page:
- Location: Redwater, Alberta, Canada
- Capacity: 2.5 million tons/annum & 50,000 bbl/day
- Nelson Complexity:
- Project Stage: Planning
- Expected Completion: 2014
- Budget: $5 Billion Canadian
The Project
- Project Type: Greenfield Bitumen Refinery
- Project Summary: A complex refinery, designed to produce high
- Main Contractors
- UOP will design an integrated Distillate Unionfining™ process and Unicracking™ process unit
- SNC-Lavalin signed an engineering services contract to complete engineering design specifications
- Lurgi AG, has been awarded an Engineering, Procurement and Construction contract for the execution of a gasification-based hydrogen plant
- Praxair will build a large state-of-the art air separation plant
- SNC-Lavalin and PCL Industrial Management will provide project management contractor (PMC) and for the provision of engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) for more than 50 per cent of North West’s project scope.
- Chevron Lummus Global LLC will supply LC-FINING technology
Refining Units
- Residue hydrocracking plant utilizing LC-FINING technology
- Hydrocracking
- Hydrotreating
- Gasifier unit
- Air Separation Plant
- Sulphur recovery unit
Terminal Capacity
- Crude Oil:
- Refined Products:
Crude Supply
- Canadian Natural has agreed to provide 12,500 bbl/d of bitumen
- The state of Alberta will supply the rest
Products Produced
- Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel, Naphtha
History
- 2005 - UOP selected for hydroprocessing licences
- 2006 - SNC Lavalin selected for design
Other Information
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Relevant Links
- North West Upgrading Inc. Selects UOP Hydroprocessing Technology for Synthetic Crude Upgrading
- SNC-Lavalin Awarded Engineering Design Contract By North West Upgrading In Alberta
- Lurgi to execute Gasifier Unit for North West Upgrader
- North West Upgrading Selects Praxair to Supply Oxygen in Alberta
- Canadian Natural Resources Limited has entered into a partnership agreement with North West Upgrading Inc. (“North West”) to move forward with detailed engineering
- Northwest Upgrading Awards Project Management Contract to SNC-Lavalin and PCL Industrial Management Inc
- NORTH WEST UPGRADING SELECTS CHEVRON LUMMUS GLOBAL
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