Two GE Gas Turbines To Provide Power For Refinery Expansion In China
BEIJING, CHINA - May 9, 2006 - GE Energy's gas turbine technology has been selected for an integrated gasification combined-cycle (IGCC) power plant that will be part of the expansion of Fujian Petrochemical Company Limited's (FPCL) refinery located in the
Quangang District of Fujian Province, China.
The Fujian Integrated Refining and Ethylene Joint Venture Project will expand the crude oil processing capacity of the existing refinery from four million to 12 million tons per year.
FPCL is owned by China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec), the largest integrated energy and chemical company in China; and the Fujian government. The Fujian Integrated Project Joint Venture will consist of FPCL (50%), ExxonMobil (25%) and Saudi Aramco (25%).
GE will supply two Frame 9E gas turbines, both rated at nearly 130 megawatts, and two generators for the IGCC plant, which will support operations at the petrochemical complex. The two units will be manufactured at GE Energy's facilities in Belfort, France and shipped to the project site in February and March of 2008 respectively, with commercial service expected to begin in June and July of that year.
"We are pleased to support this project, which will help to boost the development of China's petrochemical industry, with our Frame 9E gas turbine technology, proven in more than 18 million hours of commercial operation worldwide," said Steve Bolze, vice president of Power Generation for GE Energy.
Since 2003, GE has supplied 65 Frame 9E gas turbines for projects in China, including four 9E units for China's Gas Turbine Power Plants Construction Project. GE also is providing 20 F-technology gas turbines for that program.
GE Energy has been active in China for more than 90 years, and has provided the country with more than 70 steam turbines, 240 gas turbines, 307 hydro turbines and 300 compressors, and has received commitments for 700 megawatts of wind turbines. In addition, GE Energy has been providing total engineering solutions to help Chinese customers improve the reliability and availability of their energy production and transmission assets.
About GE Energy
GE Energy (www.ge.com/energy) is one of the world's leading suppliers of power generation and energy delivery technologies, with 2005 revenue of $16.5 billion. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, GE Energy works in all areas of the energy industry including coal, oil, natural gas and nuclear energy; renewable resources such as water, wind, solar and biogas; and other alternative fuels. Numerous GE Energy products are certified under ecomagination, GE's corporate-wide initiative to aggressively bring to market new technologies that will help customers meet pressing environmental challenges.
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