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AM-00-57 CAN THE U.S. E&C INDUSTRY MEET THE EPA’S LOW SULFUR TIMETABLE?

Philip Moncrief, Bechtel Corporation

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Associate Member, International Member, Petrochemical Member, Refining Member - $0.00
Government, NonMember - $25.00

Description:

One of the possible limitations on the refining industry’s ability to meet low sulfur gasoline, low sulfur diesel and MTBE phase out deadlines over the next several years, is the capacity of the engineering and construction industry in the United States. The US E&C industry has several large segments (civil, power, telecommunications, etc.) but most refiner's only contract with E&C companies who have a history of involvement in the refining, petrochemical and chemical industries. The skills and experience of these firms could limit the number of simultaneous projects and set the schedule for implementation of the EPA’s new rules. The engineering and construction resources needed to meet low sulfur gasoline, low sulfur diesel and MTBE phase out were estimated based on the number and sizes of the projects expected to be executed to meet the EPA deadlines. Technologies were selected by an NPC Taskgroup to represent a most probable scenario. The implementation requirements were compared with the process plant E&C industry’s capacity. In addition, the requirements for long lead equipment were investigated based on typical flowsheets for the low sulfur gasoline and for low sulfur diesel requirements. (See flowsheets Figures 1 and 2.) Based on these analyses, conclusions are drawn about likely implementation schedules and the actions necessary to meet EPA’s deadlines.

Product Details:

Product ID: AM-00-57
Publication Year: 2000