ULSD
FYI, I found this document dated Jan 2015. Mexico recognizes the importance of establishing availability of this diesel fuel and exhaust fluid ahead of the proposed January 1, 2018 implementation...
Forum Discussion
Back last February Moiseh posted a link to an article about ULSD. I did some very limited research. It does appear that at least some of these projects are ongoing and contracts have been let and money paid to contractors. More can probably be found online by searching various contractor websites and probably for info about the specific refinery locations. Here are some possible ideas.
https://forums.trailerlife.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/28768766/srt/pa/pging/1/page/1.cfm
http://www.ogj.com/articles/2014/09/pemex-advances-diesel-program-at-mexican-refineries.html
Pemex advances diesel program at Mexican refineries
HOUSTON, Sept. 15
09/15/2014
ByOGJ editors
Mexico’s Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) has let a contract to Spain’s Técnicas Reunidas to execute an ultralow-sulfur diesel project at its Lazaro Cardenas refinery near Minatitlan in Veracruz state.
The contract includes engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning of three new refining units, including a 30,000-b/d diesel hydrodesulfurization unit, a 25 Mcfd hydrogen production plant, and a 150,000-tonnes/year (tpy) sulfur recovery plant, Técnicas Reunidas said on Sept. 15.
Técnicas Reunidas also will provide modifications to an existing hydrodesulfurization unit as well as the integration of the installations beyond the battery limits for these plants, the company said.
The contract, which was awarded under the open-book convertible lump-sum method, will be implemented in two phases, according to Técnicas Reunidas.
At a cost of $50 million, the first phase, which includes the execution of a basic design, a detailed estimation of the investment cost, and the purchase of long-term delivery equipment, will take about 12 months.
The second phase of project implementation, at a cost of more than $500 million under the turnkey model, will include detailed engineering, procurement of equipment and materials, construction, and commissioning scheduled to last about 27 months, Técnicas Reunidas said.
The contract award is part of the diesel phase of Pemex’s recently announced fuel quality project, which involves a $2.8 billion investment into increasing ultralow-sulfur diesel production at five of Mexico’s refineries, according to a Sept. 11 release from Pemex.
Designed to improve the qualities of air and fuels, the fuel quality project will involve the construction of new and modernization of existing plants to reduce the sulfur content of Mexico’s diesel production to 15 ppm from 500 ppm, which will lower the country’s greenhouse gas emissions by more than 12,000 tpy, said Emillio Lozoya Austin, Pemex’s chief executive officer.
In addition to the total $568 million contract awarded to Técnicas Reunidas for the Minatitlan refinery, Pemex also let contracts for work related to the fuel quality project to:
•ICA Fluor Daniel ($737 million) for the Francisco I. Madero refinery in Madero, Tamaulipas.
•Samsung Engineering Co. Ltd. ($359 million) for the Antonio M. Amor refinery in Salamanca, Guanajuato.
•Foster Wheeler USA Corp. ($584 million) for the Antonio Dovalà Jaime refinery in Salina Cruz, Oaxaca.
•ACS Group ($560 million) for the Miguel Hidalgo refinery in Tula, Hidalgo.
The fuel quality project comes as part of Pemex’s efforts to become a leader in the oil industry following Mexico’s recent energy reform, Lozoya said (OGJ Online, Aug. 21, 2014; Aug. 18, 2014).
http://www.tecnicasreunidas.es/en/buscadorGeneral.do?tiposBusqueda=C%7CM%7CD%7CN%7CH%7CP%7CE&textoBusqueda=PEMEX&tipoActivo=H
[09/15/2014] Pemex Refinación awards TR a new project at the Minatitlan Refinery
[03/17/2016] Pemex awards TR a new project at the Minatitlan Refinery
http://www.bnamericas.com/company-profile/en/ica-fluor-s-de-rl-de-cv-ica-fluor
ICA-Fluor Daniel, S. de R.L. de C.V. (ICA Fluor) is a JV formed between Mexican engineering construction group ICA and Texas-based EPCM company Fluor Corp. The company is engaged in the engineering, procurement and construction of chemical, petrochemical and cement plants; power plants; telecom installations; and refineries. ICA Fluor is currently planning on building a US$1.3bn coker plant at the Miguel Hidalgo refinery in Tula, Hidalgo state. It will provide engineering, procurement and construction services. The refinery will produce 173,000b/d of ultra-low-sulfur gasoline, 104,000b/d of diesel and 21,000/d of kerosene, increasing national supply by 100,000b/d. In addition, the company is building the Los Ramones II South natural gas pipeline, a section that runs between the northern Mexican states of San Luis Potosà and Guanajuato. The 291km pipeline is due to deliver 39.6Mm3/d when completed in 4Q15.
https://www.ica.com.mx/es_ES/web/ica/ica-fluor
https://forums.trailerlife.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/28768766/srt/pa/pging/1/page/1.cfm
http://www.ogj.com/articles/2014/09/pemex-advances-diesel-program-at-mexican-refineries.html
Pemex advances diesel program at Mexican refineries
HOUSTON, Sept. 15
09/15/2014
ByOGJ editors
Mexico’s Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) has let a contract to Spain’s Técnicas Reunidas to execute an ultralow-sulfur diesel project at its Lazaro Cardenas refinery near Minatitlan in Veracruz state.
The contract includes engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning of three new refining units, including a 30,000-b/d diesel hydrodesulfurization unit, a 25 Mcfd hydrogen production plant, and a 150,000-tonnes/year (tpy) sulfur recovery plant, Técnicas Reunidas said on Sept. 15.
Técnicas Reunidas also will provide modifications to an existing hydrodesulfurization unit as well as the integration of the installations beyond the battery limits for these plants, the company said.
The contract, which was awarded under the open-book convertible lump-sum method, will be implemented in two phases, according to Técnicas Reunidas.
At a cost of $50 million, the first phase, which includes the execution of a basic design, a detailed estimation of the investment cost, and the purchase of long-term delivery equipment, will take about 12 months.
The second phase of project implementation, at a cost of more than $500 million under the turnkey model, will include detailed engineering, procurement of equipment and materials, construction, and commissioning scheduled to last about 27 months, Técnicas Reunidas said.
The contract award is part of the diesel phase of Pemex’s recently announced fuel quality project, which involves a $2.8 billion investment into increasing ultralow-sulfur diesel production at five of Mexico’s refineries, according to a Sept. 11 release from Pemex.
Designed to improve the qualities of air and fuels, the fuel quality project will involve the construction of new and modernization of existing plants to reduce the sulfur content of Mexico’s diesel production to 15 ppm from 500 ppm, which will lower the country’s greenhouse gas emissions by more than 12,000 tpy, said Emillio Lozoya Austin, Pemex’s chief executive officer.
In addition to the total $568 million contract awarded to Técnicas Reunidas for the Minatitlan refinery, Pemex also let contracts for work related to the fuel quality project to:
•ICA Fluor Daniel ($737 million) for the Francisco I. Madero refinery in Madero, Tamaulipas.
•Samsung Engineering Co. Ltd. ($359 million) for the Antonio M. Amor refinery in Salamanca, Guanajuato.
•Foster Wheeler USA Corp. ($584 million) for the Antonio Dovalà Jaime refinery in Salina Cruz, Oaxaca.
•ACS Group ($560 million) for the Miguel Hidalgo refinery in Tula, Hidalgo.
The fuel quality project comes as part of Pemex’s efforts to become a leader in the oil industry following Mexico’s recent energy reform, Lozoya said (OGJ Online, Aug. 21, 2014; Aug. 18, 2014).
http://www.tecnicasreunidas.es/en/buscadorGeneral.do?tiposBusqueda=C%7CM%7CD%7CN%7CH%7CP%7CE&textoBusqueda=PEMEX&tipoActivo=H
[09/15/2014] Pemex Refinación awards TR a new project at the Minatitlan Refinery
[03/17/2016] Pemex awards TR a new project at the Minatitlan Refinery
http://www.bnamericas.com/company-profile/en/ica-fluor-s-de-rl-de-cv-ica-fluor
ICA-Fluor Daniel, S. de R.L. de C.V. (ICA Fluor) is a JV formed between Mexican engineering construction group ICA and Texas-based EPCM company Fluor Corp. The company is engaged in the engineering, procurement and construction of chemical, petrochemical and cement plants; power plants; telecom installations; and refineries. ICA Fluor is currently planning on building a US$1.3bn coker plant at the Miguel Hidalgo refinery in Tula, Hidalgo state. It will provide engineering, procurement and construction services. The refinery will produce 173,000b/d of ultra-low-sulfur gasoline, 104,000b/d of diesel and 21,000/d of kerosene, increasing national supply by 100,000b/d. In addition, the company is building the Los Ramones II South natural gas pipeline, a section that runs between the northern Mexican states of San Luis Potosà and Guanajuato. The 291km pipeline is due to deliver 39.6Mm3/d when completed in 4Q15.
https://www.ica.com.mx/es_ES/web/ica/ica-fluor
