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REVAMPING AND NEW CONSTRUCTION WILL EXCEED $100 MILLION AT SRIRACHA SITE
03 October 2005 - ABB (Power Technologies)
| ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, announced today it has won a contract worth more than $100 million from Thai Oil Public Company Ltd. to revamp existing facilities and install new production units at the Sriracha oil refinery on the Gulf of Thailand. |
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, announced today it has won a contract worth more than $100 million from Thai Oil Public Company Ltd. to revamp existing facilities and install new production units at the Sriracha oil refinery on the Gulf of Thailand. Sriracha refinery is the largest single-site refinery and one of the most complex oil processing facilities in Thailand, with a total capacity of 220,000 barrels per day. It is located about 100 kilometers southeast of Bangkok. 'This project highlights our ability to combine automation, electrical and energy technologies in integrated solutions for customers,' said Dinesh Paliwal, head of ABB's Automation Technologies division. 'These solutions will help the customer improve output and achieve new targets.' ABB will refurbish a crude oil distillation unit at the refinery to increase capacity from 16,000 to 24,000 tons per day, and revamp related equipment. In addition, ABB will install two new process units for removal of sulfur compounds from flue gasses and purification of kerosene including upgrade of relevant electrical and automation systems. A task force from ABB's oil and gas business unit in Italy will manage the project over a period of 23 months, beginning with extensive pre-shutdown activities to balance the workload and minimize unit downtime.
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About: ABB (Power Technologies)
ABB is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve performance while lowering environmental impacts. ABB in the UK operates from more than 20 locations nationally and employs around 2,500 people. The ABB Group of companies operates in around 100 countries and employs about 105,000 people.Power Technologies
The Power Technologies division serves industrial and commercial customers, as well as electric, gas and water utilities, with a broad range of products, services and solutions for power transmission and distribution. The portfolio includes transformers, switchgear, breakers, capacitors and cables, as well as high- and medium-voltage applications, many of which are also sold through external channel partners like distributors, system integrators, contractors and original equipment manufacturers. Automation Technologies
The Automation Technologies division serves the automotive, building, chemicals, consumer, electronics, life sciences, manufacturing, marine, metals, minerals, paper, petroleum, transportation, turbocharging and utility industries. Key technologies include control, drives, enterprise software, instrumentation, low-voltage products, motors, robots and turbochargers. These offerings are supported by field maintenance and asset management services, and are sold both directly and through channel partners.
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