ENAP Bío Bío Refinery Wet Gas Scrubber

Empresa Nacional de Petróleo (ENAP) awarded Fluor a contract for the engineering and procurement of a wet gas scrubber at Bío Bío refinery located in Hualpén, Chile. To meet environmental requirements, ENAP was undergoing a fluid catalytic cracking unit (FCCU) revamp to improve general operation, energy efficiency and reliability of the gas treatment system that exhausted from the catalyst regeneration of the existing FCCU regenerator flue gas.

This project represented Fluor's entry into the oil and gas market in Chile.

Fluor would perform the engineering and procurement services to install a new flue gas steam generator, a wet gas scrubber and purge treatment unit. The purge treatment unit would treat residual gas generated in the refinery’s fluid catalytic cracker, reducing air emissions.

Fluor scope of work and services included:

• Consistency check of basic engineering

• UOP - Basic engineering of FFCU modifications

• Parés y Álvarez - Basic engineering for interconnections

• Detail engineering/review of vendor engineering

• Seismic design reviewed and approved by third party

• Balance of plant equipment and material supply

• Supply of tagged equipment and bulk materials

• Procurement of main equipment by ENAP (expediting by Fluor, logistics by ENAP):

• Wet gas scrubber and purge treatment unit

• Flue gas steam generator

Using an integrated approach, we managed distributed execution across our Buenos Aires, Santiago, New Delhi and Houston offices.