石油设备网讯 据石油和天然气管道新闻5月16日消息，意大利Maire Tecnimont公司宣布，埃克森美孚已就位于美国德克萨斯州休斯顿以东约25英里的Baytown石化综合设施扩建项目达成最终投资决定。项目总投资20亿美元。
Baytown工厂是美国最大的综合性石油化工企业，扩建项目旨在最大化二叠纪盆地增产的价值，并扩大埃克森美孚及其子公司在墨西哥湾沿岸的业务。
该工厂的工作范围是实施新的创新工艺单元，包括一个40万吨/年的Vistamaxx高性能聚合物单元，该单元生产的产品具有更高的弹性、柔软性和灵活性，有助于减少使用的材料和提高日常产品的性能。此外还包括投建一个35万吨/年的线性阿尔法烯烃装置，使埃克森美孚能够进入线性阿尔法烯烃市场，这是用于许多高端应用的液体化原料。
Maire Tecnimont首席执行官Pierroberto Folgiero评论道：“我们迫切希望继续支持埃克森美孚等知名客户的长期战略扩张计划。随着这一重要项目里程碑式的进展，我们在北美的工业足迹进一步扩大，最好的定位是，我们的集团抓住新的机遇通过使用廉价页岩气作为炼油和石化项目的原料。”
程张翔 编译自 石油和天然气管道新闻
原文如下：
ExxonMobil to go-ahead with Baytown petrochemical complex expansion
Maire Tecnimont announced that ExxonMobil has reached its final investment decision on the construction of an expansion project at the Baytown petrochemical complex, located about 25 miles east of Houston, Texas, US. The total project investment is US$2 billion.
The Baytown facility is the largest integrated petrochemical complex in the U.S. The expansion project is aimed at maximising the value of increased production from the Permian Basin and at expanding ExxonMobil’s and its affiliates’ operations along the Gulf Coast.
The consortium’s scope of work includes the implementation of new innovative process units, including a 400,000 tons/yr Vistamaxx performance polymer unit, which produces products that offer higher levels of elasticity, softness and flexibility, attributes that contribute to a reduction in materials used and increased performance in everyday products. The scope of work also includes the implementation of a 350,000 tons/yr linear alpha olefins unit, enabling ExxonMobil to enter the linear alpha olefins market, which are liquid chemicals used in numerous high-end applications.
“We are eager to keep on supporting a prestigious client such as ExxonMobil in its strategic, long-term expansion plan. With this important project milestone our industrial footprint in North America is further expanded, best positioning our Group to seize new opportunities coming from the availability of cheap shale gas as feedstock for refining and petrochemical projects,” commented Pierroberto Folgiero, Maire Tecnimont chief executive officer.
