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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.

$7-10 MMRevenue losses avoided
$250 kPer day losses while main exchangers were out of service
$12-15 kPer day gains from baseline due to increased cooling capacity

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