KBR, Houston, announced on March 24 that it has been awarded contracts for revamping two ammonia plants by PJSC Acron Group, Novgorod, Russia. KBR will supply the process technology license, basic engineering design package, and proprietary equipment for the ammonia plants to increase production capacity by over 30 percent to 2,300 Mt/d each. The original plants were commissioned in the 1970s.
The key revamp measures will include KBR’s KRES™ technology, KBR’s Horizontal Ammonia Convertor, and other advanced features that enable KBR to increase output and overall energy efficiency, as well as reduce greenhouse gas emissions per ton of ammonia. The completion of the first revamp project including commissioning and start-up is expected in 2023.
On March 22, KBR announced that another revamp project for Acron had been successfully commissioned at the Dorogobuzh site in Russia. KBR said the plant performance post revamp has surpassed all guaranteed parameters. This plant was revamped to enhance the ammonia production capacity from its original 1,360 mt/d to 2,100 mt/d and reduce energy consumption.