Amec Foster Wheeler has been awarded a one-year £125 million engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract by BP to build a new refrigeration plant at Grangemouth for the Forties pipeline system.
The contract is for BP’s refrigerated liquid petroleum gas (RLPG) site, which is part of the company’s Kinneil Liquid Petroleum Gas (KLPG) Chilldown Project.
The contract is part of AFW’s global agreement with BP to provide it with engineering and project management services for the development of onshore facilities around the world.
The company will provide engineering, installation, project, construction and supply chain management services for the Chilldown Project. Amec Foster Wheeler’s completions and commissioning specialist, will provide commissioning support.
The RLPG Plant currently operates with R22, a colourless, refrigerant gas.
EU legislation requires the replacement of R22 and Amec Foster Wheeler provided the conceptual design study identifying R410a as a suitable more environmentally friendly and efficient replacement refrigerant.
Without RLPG refrigeration, the Forties Pipeline System would be unable to operate at current operational levels.
AFW regional group president John Pearson, said: “We’re delighted to be supporting BP with this important contract which is vital for maintaining North Sea operations. We have been working with BP at Grangemouth since the 1970s and look forward to providing them with continued safe and efficient operations.”
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