GE to supply compressors, steam turbine for refinery upgrade in the UAE

When the expansion project is completed by the end of 2007, the output of the existing units at the refinery will be sustained at 120,000 barrels per day of distillates. The upgrade will enable the refinery to produce high grade reformate. The engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor for the project is Foster Wheeler London UK.

GE will provide five centrifugal compressors and three reciprocating compressors, all driven by electric motors, for use with the expanded plant's naphta hydrotreater and continuous catalytic reformer. The GE steam turbine-generator set will operate on steam coming from the refinery processes to produce power for the plant. All of GE equipment will be manufactured at GE's facilities in Florence, Italy.

Although this is the company's first project with ENOC, GE Oil & Gas has a strong presence in the UAE. 'GE has played an integral role in the area's development by providing high-tech products and services necessary to advance the region's infrastructure and meet its energy and industry needs,' said Mohammad Ayoub, Regional General Manager for GE Oil & Gas.

A recent example was the announcement that GE Oil & Gas will upgrade gas turbines and compressors to increase the processing and production capabilities of the Asab Gas Development gas re-injection plant, owned by the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company.