First of Three Hydrogen Membrane Units for KNPCs Clean Fuels Project Getting Ready To Ship

January 2016

MTR is providing three large membrane units for Kuwait National Petroleum Company’s (KNPC) Clean Fuels Project (CFP). The CFP involves the upgrade and integration of the Mina Abdulla (MAB) and Mina Al Ahmadi (MAA) refineries in Kuwait, increasing capacity of the refineries, and reducing sulfur content. The $16bn CFP project is scheduled for completion in mid-2018.

Among the many new components at the two refineries, three Atmospheric Residue Desulphurization (ARDS) units will be installed (licensed by Chevron Lummus Global), two at MAB and one at MAA. The ARDS process requires large amounts of high purity hydrogen, and each of the three ARDS units includes a Hydrogen Membrane Unit (HMU) to recover and recycle purified hydrogen.

MTR is providing all three HMU’s (2 HMUs purchased for MAB by the EPC JV of CB&I, Petrofac, and Samsung Engineering; and 1 HMU purchased for MAA by the EPC JV of JGC Corporation, GS Engineering & Construction, and SK Engineering & Construction. These HMU’s are among the largest hydrogen units built by MTR, and the first will ship to the site next month. .