LNG Regasification Terminal Quintero Bay, Chile - CB&I

Lummus Technology assists refiners around the world in developing and assessing new process schemes to address
changing crude oil slates and product specification requirements. These services are performed by the Process Planning
Group in Bloomfield, NJ. The group plans facilities, defines manufacturing economics and assesses technologies for
integrated petroleum refining, petrochemical, chemical, oil and gas and energy complexes.
Unlike consulting companies, Lummus Technology bases process planning on current
cost data derived from actual experience in designing and building plants. Lummus
knows which technologies are most appropriate for each client, and as a CB&I
company, also has EPC expertise, and can realistically define the cost, schedule and
resources required to bring a project to completion, anticipating potential risks.
The three M’s are critical elements in planning a successful project: Materials, Markets
and Money. Lummus Technology’s approach to these elements are briefly highlighted
below.
Materials. The optimum configuration for a project is dependent on the process
configuration, the process technology employed and the definition of support
facilities. Some of the evaluations that go into such an assessment include:
• Plant configuration analysis
• Multiple feedstock cases
• Technology evaluations
• Site analysis and recommendations
In performing the above, Lummus Technology, as a CB&I company, brings to bear a
broad background of experience in designing and building plants assuring up-to-date
cost and schedule data.
Markets. The decision to invest in new or existing process facilities is driven by the
client’s strategic objectives and marketing plans, and the current competitive
environment. Attention is given to:
• Trade relationships
• Availability of resources and the factors of production
• Raw material and product price relationship and trends
• Netback prices
• Analysis of competition
Money. Lummus Technology’s evaluation includes a rigorous analysis of the
economic viability of a project and the availability of real and potential resources.
Our efforts are directed towards:
• Venture analysis
• Risk analysis
• Net benefit
• Value
Lummus Technology wields a full range of analytical tools and data, including:
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- A refinery Linear Program that simulates all commercially available refining processes and has more than 140 crude oils in its library.
- Specialized computer programs for predicting charge, yield, and utility data for most major refining and petrochemical process units.
- A large and diverse engineering design and construction database, with more than 600 refinery units and 400 petrochemical and chemical units.
- Cost capacity correlations and data for both process units and support facilities.
- Access to major specialized marketing and pricing data services.