NOVA Chemicals Corporation has awarded Technip a contract for detail engineering, and procurement services for the Polyethylene 1 expansion project located at their Joffre site near Red Deer in Alberta, Canada.
The project includes the installation of a world-scale 431-kiloton per annum (950 MM lbs/yr) single-train linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) unit.
The project includes the installation of a world-scale 431-kiloton per annum (950 MM lbs/yr) single-train linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) unit.
NOVA Chemicals will expand its total Joffre site polyethylene capacity by approximately 40 per cent and will utilize existing site ethylene capacity.
Technip, in addition to detail engineering and procurement of the new reaction section, extrusion section, and railcar loading section, will modify the existing purifications systems. Technip will also design the plant off-sites, utilities, interconnections, and other supporting units for the facility.
Technip’s operating centers in Houston, Texas, Calgary, Canada and Chennai, India will execute the work under this contract. Completion of engineering is expected in 2014 with systems start up in late 2015.
Technip, in addition to detail engineering and procurement of the new reaction section, extrusion section, and railcar loading section, will modify the existing purifications systems. Technip will also design the plant off-sites, utilities, interconnections, and other supporting units for the facility.
Technip’s operating centers in Houston, Texas, Calgary, Canada and Chennai, India will execute the work under this contract. Completion of engineering is expected in 2014 with systems start up in late 2015.
“Technip welcomes this unique opportunity to continue its relationship with our key client NOVA Chemicals,” said Technip’s Senior Vice President in North America, David Dickson. ”We are delighted to have been awarded this contract after successfully completing the pre front-end engineering design (Pre-FEED) and FEED for this expansion project. This new contract solidifies the Group’s leadership in the execution of polyolefin projects as well as its privileged position as EPC contractor in North America and around the world.”