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McDermott Wins Contract for Baltic Chemical Plant Polyethylene Project

At a glance
  • McDermott awarded engineering and procurement contract for spent caustic treatment solution.
  • The GCC project is the world's largest polyethylene integration project, located in the Gulf of Finland.
  • McDermott's scope includes license technology rights, basic design engineering, and procurement of main equipment.
  • The project will be executed from McDermott's offices in The Hague and Brno.

Contract Award

McDermott International, Ltd has secured an engineering and procurement contract for a spent caustic treatment solution on the Gas Chemical Complex (GCC) project from Heat Transfer Technologies DMCC (HTT).

Project Overview

The GCC project, owned by Baltic Chemical Plant LLC, a subsidiary of RusGazDobycha, is the largest polyethylene integration project globally. It is situated near Russia's Gulf of Finland and aims to produce up to 3 million tons of polyethylene annually.

Scope of Work

McDermott's responsibilities include license technology rights, the basic design engineering package (BDEP), module detailed engineering design, and full procurement of main equipment. The modularized solution for the spent caustic treatment will be a crucial component of the GCC project.

Project Execution

This contract follows McDermott's successful completion of front-end engineering design (FEED) and ongoing early works on the GCC project. The project will be executed from McDermott's offices in The Hague, Netherlands, and Brno, Czech Republic.

Collaborations

HTT was chosen by the China National Chemical Engineering and Construction Corporation Seven, Ltd. (CC7) to acquire equipment for this project. McDermott is also working with CC7 on the Afipsky Hydrocracker project and the Lukoil Delayed Coker Unit project.