June 24, 2008 - "PetroChina Desulfurizes Gasoline for the Olympics"
PetroChina has put on-stream the first Prime-G+ gasoline desulfurization unit in China. The total project time was a record - only 14 months. The kick-off meeting for the basic design of the new 90 ton per hour unit was held in March 2007, and the unit was oiled-in in May 2008 after only 5 months of construction. The process treats 100% Fluid Catalytic Cracked naphtha and produces a gasoline component with less than 30 ppm of sulfur. The octane loss with the unit is very low in accordance with expectations.
This project was carried out on an extremely fast track and has produced superb results. Both Axens and PetroChina were committed from the very beginning to produce a showcase project that would provide the Beijing area with ultra-low sulfur gasoline for the 2008 Olympics.
__________________________ Prime-G+ is a proprietary commercial name of Axens
PetroChina Company Limited PetroChina, was established as a joint stock company in the People's Republic of China (the PRC) in 1999 as part of the restructuring of China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC). PetroChina is China's largest producer of crude oil and natural gas and one of the largest companies in China in terms of sales. PetroChina is engaged in a broad range of activities related to petroleum and natural gas, including: exploration, development and production of crude oil and natural gas; refining, transportation, storage and marketing, including import and export, of crude oil and petroleum products; production and sale of chemical products; and transmission, marketing and sale of natural gas.
