GE Oil & Gas to Supply World's Largest Reactors for Eni Oil Refinery in Sannazzaro, Italy.FLORENCE, Italy -- GE Oil & Gas has received a major contract to supply Italian energy company Eni S.p.A. with the largest refinery reactors of their type ever to be manufactured. The reactors will be a critical part of Eni Refining & Marketing Division's project to boost production at its refinery in Sannazzaro, Italy. Financial terms of the contract were not disclosed. GE Oil & Gas' components production facility in Massa Massa, in the Bible Massa (măs`ə), in the Bible, seventh son of Ishmael. Massa, city, Italy Massa (mäs`ä), city (1991 pop. 66,737), capital of Massa-Carrara prov. , Italy, will manufacture the heavy-wall, slurry slurry, n a thin mixture of insoluble material floating in liquid. slurry solids in suspension. Used as a method of feeding pigs—slurry is pumped through fixed lines and delivered to troughs by hoses equipped with gasoline pump fittings. reactors, which will weigh approximately 2,000 tons each--the largest ever produced. GE will utilize advanced manufacturing techniques such as Cr-Mo-Vanadium welding welding, process for joining separate pieces of metal in a continuous metallic bond. Cold-pressure welding is accomplished by the application of high pressure at room temperature; forge welding (forging) is done by means of hammering, with the addition of heat. , which resists corrosion in refineries and other harsh environments. Heavy-wall reactors are used for high-pressure and high-temperature refinery processes including hydrocracking hy·dro·crack·ing n. A process by which the hydrocarbon molecules of petroleum are broken into simpler molecules, as of gasoline or kerosene, by the addition of hydrogen under high pressure and in the presence of a catalyst. , hydrotreating and desulphurization. The reactors will be the centerpiece of a new process technology designed to enable Eni to produce more middle distillates from each barrel of feedstock feed·stock n. Raw material required for an industrial process. Noun 1. feedstock - the raw material that is required for some industrial process raw material, staple - material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing . The refinery will highlight a proprietary Eni process called Eni Slurry Technology (EST EST electroshock therapy. EST abbr. electroshock therapy ) that enables increased efficiency in unconventional oils, heavy oils and residues distillation distillation, process used to separate the substances composing a mixture. It involves a change of state, as of liquid to gas, and subsequent condensation. The process was probably first used in the production of intoxicating beverages. . This new process produces no residues, unlike other heavy oil cracking processes. Located in the Po Valley, Eni's Sannazzaro refinery is being expanded to meet the growing energy demands of the Turin-Milan-Genoa industrial triangle, the country's most highly industrialized in·dus·tri·al·ize v. in·dus·tri·al·ized, in·dus·tri·al·iz·ing, in·dus·tri·al·iz·es v.tr. 1. To develop industry in (a country or society, for example). 2. area. In addition to northwestern Italy, the facility also serves key markets in Switzerland. Delivery of the huge reactors will present significant logistical challenges. Due to their size, and the refinery's location in a densely populated pop·u·late tr.v. pop·u·lat·ed, pop·u·lat·ing, pop·u·lates 1. To supply with inhabitants, as by colonization; people. 2. area, the units cannot be delivered completely assembled. Forged rings for the reactors will be welded at GE's Massa facility and then transported to the refinery on specially designed trucks. GE will set up a temporary facility at the project site to complete the construction of the vessels. "The development of larger, heavy-wall reactors is an example of technology evolving to meet new industry demands," said Joe Mastrangelo, vice president of turbomachinery equipment for GE Oil & Gas. "At GE, we built our first reactors more than 40 years ago and we have continued to develop the technology, guided by the needs of industry and process licensors. Today, we have the capability to manufacture reactors equipped with the latest generation of vanadium-modified materials and are able to build larger units than ever before." "In addition to building the vanadium-technology reactors, we also have unmatched experience in handling the final assembly of the units on site, as will be required for the Eni refinery project," Mastrangelo added. The two reactors are scheduled to be delivered to the Eni refinery in the first quarter of 2011, with commercial operation expected in 2012. About GE's Oil & Gas business GE Oil & Gas (www.ge.com/oilandgas) is a world leader in advanced technology equipment and services for all segments of the oil and gas industry, offering complete solutions for production, LNG LNG (liquefied natural gas): see under natural gas. , transportation, storage, refineries, and petrochemicals. It also provides pipeline integrity solutions including software and asset management. With its acquisition of VetcoGray and Hydril Pressure Control, GE Oil & Gas now offers additional products, systems and services for drilling, completion and production within onshore, offshore and subsea Subsea is a general term frequently used to refer to equipment, technology, and methods employed to explore, drill, and develop oil and gas fields that exist below the ocean floors. This may be in "shallow" or "deepwater". applications. About GE GE is a diversified global infrastructure, finance and media company that is built to meet essential world needs. From energy, water, transportation and health to access to money and information, GE serves customers in more than 100 countries and employs more than 300,000 people worldwide. For more information, visit the company's Web site at http://www.ge.com. GE is Imagination at Work. |
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