Aker Kvaerner To Begin Construction on $90 Million Cogen at Exxon Mobil Complex in Texas

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Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources, Incorporated; Houston, Texas). Construction is slated to begin next month on a 160-megawatt (MW) cogeneration facility at the Exxon Mobil Chemical Company, an Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) (Irving, Texas) Olefins plant in Baytown, Texas. The installation of a single natural gas fired combustion turbine generator will increase energy efficiency at the plant and aid in the reduction of greenhouse gases in the region. Some 560,000 pounds per hour of steam, from the cogen, will be used in the manufacturing process at the olefins plant, a chemical plant, and a refinery all on the same complex.

Aker Kvaerner, Incorporated (Houston, Texas), a unit of Aker Kvaerner Group (Lysaker, Norway) will provide engineering, procurement, and construction services for the project. Aker Kvaerner is a world-class contractor and supplier that has a successful track record executing some of the world's most challenging oil & gas, chemical & polymer, refining and energy projects.

Exxon Mobil has more than 80 cogeneration units located around the world. The Baytown olefins plant produces ethylene, propylene, and other derivative products.