KBR has signed an agreement to provide engineering services for the Residue Hydroprocessing unit at the Jordan Petroleum Refinery (JPRC) expansion project.
The development comes after KBR was contracted to offer its veba combi cracking (VCC) technology.
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Under the agreement, the company is required to provide the basic design package for the unit through its VCC slurry phase hydrocracking technology.
The technology is said to have the ability to process a wide range of feedstocks.
JPRC CEO Abdel Karim Alawin said: “JPRC selected VCC technology among several alternative processes for the conversion of the bottom of the barrel in its forthcoming expansion project.
“JPRC was looking for a feasible process that yields clean products with minimum negative environmental impact.
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By GlobalData“Thorough and careful evaluation led to the selection of VCC technology, which we think will be the technology of choice for future residue conversion projects.”
To be implemented at JPRC’s refinery in Jordan, the VCC technology is said to be central to the refinery’s expansion plans to enhance production to 120,000 barrels per day.
KBR Technology and Consulting president John Derbyshire said: “With its recent implementation in Russia and China, VCC technology has emerged as the most successful slurry phase hydrocracking technology to reliably produce high-quality finished products from heavy feeds.”
The services and portfolio of refining technologies offered by the company enables refiners to process a wide variety of crudes, including heavy opportunity crudes.
