Principal Technology will supply the $300m Dakota Prairie Refinery in North Dakota with a small capacity sulphur recovery unit (SRU) and tail gas treating unit (TGTU).
The SRUs are designed to address the needs of small capacity refineries and are based on a modular platform design that will cut down installation time.
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According to the company, the design also enables the units to meet the construction deadline for the refinery, which must be completed by the end of 2014.
With a capacity to process 20,000 barrels per day (bpd) of oil, the refinery will produce 7,000 bpd of diesel fuel to meet the needs of North Dakota and ship the remaining petroleum to other refineries for further processing.
Principal Technology president and CEO Matthew Hodson said that the company will manufacture the SRUs while the refinery is under construction and ship the finished units to the facility for installation.
"Fabricating modular components in a controlled environment in an off-site production shop assures quality control and testing during the manufacturing phase," Hodson added.
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By GlobalDataThe Dakota Prairie refinery project is a joint venture between energy company MDU Resources and an Indianapolis-based refining company Calumet Specialty Products.
To supply the SRUs, the company is working with Ventech Engineers North America, the primary equipment and technology provider for the project.
Being one of the three proposed refineries and the first to begin construction, the refinery is set to be an important local supplier of fuel to support the North Dakota economy.
"Our flexible, modular equipment designs address the specific issues of small-capacity sulphur recovery while providing the same results as larger systems," concluded Hodson.
Image: The Dakota Prairie Refining refinery will produce 7,000 bpd of diesel fuel. Photo: courtesy of John Kasawa / FreeDigitalPhotos.net.
