- Foster Wheeler Italiana awarded process design for hydrogen unit at Pancevo refinery.
- Unit will use natural gas feedstock and have a capacity of 47,000 Nm3/h.
- Includes pressure swing absorption technology.
- Project phase completion scheduled by August 2005.
Project Award
Foster Wheeler Ltd. announced that NIS – Naftagas Promet has awarded Foster Wheeler Italiana S.p.A. the process design package for a new hydrogen production unit at the Pancevo refinery in Serbia. NIS - Naftagas Promet is a subsidiary of NIS - Petroleum Industry of Serbia.
Project Scope
Foster Wheeler will provide a process design package and technical follow-up during the detailed design phase. The new hydrogen unit will use natural gas as feedstock and will have a capacity of 47,000 normal cubic meters per hour (Nm3/h), approximately 30,000 tons per year. The unit will also include pressure swing absorption technology.
Timeline
This phase of the project is scheduled for completion by August 2005. The terms of the award were not disclosed, and the project was included in Foster Wheeler's first-quarter bookings.
