Uhde's experience in the design of steam reformers dates back to the 1960s when the company commenced development work in this field. Today, Uhde's reference list accounts for more than 60 steam reformers.
Twelve hydrogen projects have been contracted since 1991. Two contracts for large-scale hydrogen units were awarded to the Uhde / Parsons alliance by SINCOR, Venezuela, and Shell, Canada, in 1999. Both plants are based on the Uhde steam reformer technology.
The Venezuelean plant has a capacity of 2 x 98,000 Nm3/h of hydrogen. This plant is integrated into a large crude oil upgrader complex in Jose, 200 kilometres northeast of Caracas.
The Shell hydrogen plant at Scotford, 350 kilometres north of Calgary, is believed to be the largest hydrogen plant of the world. Its capacity is 2 x 130,000 Nm3/h of hydrogen for the conversion of bitumen and oil sands to lighter hydrocarbons.
Recently, Uhde has been awarded two new contracts for refinery hydrogen: A large plant for Neste Oil Oy in Finland with a capacity of 153,500 Nm3/h and a smaller plant with a capacity of 39,000 Nm3/h in Belarus.
Recent References
| Client | Neste Oil Oyj | | Location | Porvoo, Finland | | Capacity | 153,500 Nm3/h of hydrogen | | Completion | 2006 | | Speciality | Engineering, procurement, construction management. Reformer with 192 tubes.
Capacity expansion to 178,000 Nm3/h underway. Due for completion in 2010 |
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| Client | Koch-Glitsch A.S. | | Location | Novopolotsk, Belarus | | Capacity | 39,000 Nm3/h of hydrogen | | Completion | 2005 |
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| Client | Shell Canada Limited Scotford Refinery | | Location | Fort Saskatchewan, Canada | | Capacity | 2 x 130,000 Nm3/h of hydrogen | | Completion | 2002 | | Speciality | One of the world's largest hydrogen plants |
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| Client | Sincor C.A. | | Location | José, Venezuela | | Capacity | 2 x 97,770 Nm3/h of hydrogen | | Completion | 2001 | | Speciality | One of South America's largest hydrogen plants |
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