Bypass exchangers, not profits
Bypass exchangers, not profits
- The challenge
Restoring fuel rates during equipment outage
- The solution
Rapid delivery and install of heat exchanger and cooling tower
- The impact
Commercial fuel demand met at its peak
Client:Hydrocracking Unit at Gulf Coast Refinery
Location:Louisiana, US
Sectors:Petrochemical and refining
The Challenge
Restoring fuel rates during equipment outage
Jet fuel and ultra-low-sulfur diesel (ULSD) are produced in a refinery hydrocracker. ULSD and jet fuel are experiencing peak demand because of current market shortages and the effects of the pandemic. Failure to offset any disruption in production would impact revenues dramatically – at a time when demand has never been higher. Aggreko responded rapidly to the challenge when a condenser on a hydrocracker fractionator was taken out of service for maintenance. The refinery was facing a costly decision of downgrading jet fuel and ULSD.
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The Impact
Commercial fuel demand met at its peak
The installation helped the refinery avoid losses of $250k per day. Without Aggreko’s intervention, the reduced throughput would have lasted over a month and would have negatively impacted revenue and production valued at $7-10MM dollars. Not only is the refinery now operating at capacity, but the supplemental cooling package is yielding an incremental gain of approximately $15k per day. Aggreko was a valued resource for our partner and allowed the plant to capture a window of opportunity that otherwise would not have been realized.