MOSCOW (MRC) -- Honeywell announced that it will supply a 250 million standard cubic feet/day (mmscfd) modular gas processing plant and advanced automation systems to PetroVietnam subsidiary, PV Gas, said Hudrocarbonprocessing.
PV Gas, Vietnam’s primary gas provider, will use Honeywell UOP’s modular gas processing plant to separate liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from natural gas at its Ca Mau facility near the southern tip of Vietnam.
Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS) will serve as the integrated main automation contractor (I-MAC) and supply the integrated controls and safety systems for the facility and terminal. PV Gas’s total capital investment for the project is approximately USD498 million.
PV Gas supplies natural gas to generate nearly 40% of the nation's electricity, and local production accounts for more than 55% of Vietnam’s domestic demand for LPG.
The Honeywell UOP modular plant will separate LPG, a compressed mix of propane and butane, from natural gas. LPG is used as a fuel for heating and transportation, and to manufacture plastics and synthetic rubber.
Globally, LPG consumption is growing rapidly due to its versatility, low carbon emissions and energy efficiency. Within Asia, LPG demand is expected to grow at about 8.5% per year through 2020, according to IHS.
The factory-built modular gas plant will be installed on site and is expected to begin production in 2017. The consortium of Posco Engineering Co. and PetroVietnam Technical Services Co. is the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor for the project.
As MRC informed earlier, Hyundai Chemical (Seoul) will use technology and modular equipment supplied by Honeywell's UOP business to adapt Hyundai's para-xylene (p-xylene) plant at Daesan, South Korea, to also produce mixed xylenes.
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