GE TO SUPPLY COMPRESSORS/TURBINE FOR UAE REFINERY.

GE's Oil & Gas business will supply eight compressors and a steam turbine power generation set for the expansion of Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC) condensate refinery at Jebel Ali, near Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.

When the expansion project is completed by the end of 2007, the output of the existing units at the refinery will be sustained at 120,000 barrels per day of distillates. The upgrade will enable the refinery to produce high grade reformate. The engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor for the project is Foster Wheeler London UK.

GE will provide five centrifugal compressors and three reciprocating compressors, all driven by electric motors, for use with the expanded plant's naphta hydrotreater and continuous catalytic reformer. The GE steam turbine-generator set will operate on steam coming from the refinery processes to produce power for the plant. All of GE equipment will be manufactured at GE's facilities in Florence, Italy.

Although this is the company's first project with ENOC, GE Oil & Gas has a strong presence in the UAE. GE has played an integral role in the area's development by providing high-tech products and services necessary to advance the region's infrastructure and meet its energy and industry needs," said Mohammad Ayoub, regional general manager for GE Oil & Gas.

A recent example was the announcement that GE Oil & Gas will upgrade gas turbines and compressors to increase the processing and production capabilities of the Asab Gas Development gas re-injection plant, owned by the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company.

About GE's Oil & Gas business

GE's Oil & Gas business is a world leader in advanced technology turbomachinery products and services, with engineering and manufacturing centers of excellence throughout Europe and the United States. Based in Florence, Italy, the company offers complete solutions for production, LNG, transportation, storage, refineries, petrochemicals and distribution systems, as well as pipeline integrity solutions including analysis and pipeline asset management.

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