Australia’s NeuRizer Ltd. (formerly Leigh Creek Energy), Adelaide, has approved the appointment of Netherlands-based Stamicarbon as the urea licensor for its proposed 1 million mt/y urea project at Leigh Creek, located some 550 kilometers north of Adelaide and overlaying the Leigh Creek coalfield. The project will utilize in-situ gasification (ISG).
Last week, Houston-based KBR Inc. was appointed as ammonia licensor for the project (GM April 8, p. 29).
Under the Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Commissioning (EPCC) contract between NeuRizer and South Korea’s DL E&C Co. Ltd., NeuRizer has the right to approve the appointment and selection of the technology providers.
DL E&C was appointed the urea project’s EPCC partner in June 2021 (GM July 2, 2021).
Under the licensor contract, Stamicarbon will deliver the Process Design Package for the urea project, a critical requirement for DL E&C to complete its commitment to provide the Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) for the project, NeuRizer said.
Early this month, the Australian company announced it had inked an agreement with DL E&C for the FEED for a carbon capture storage (CCS) facility at the urea project site (GM April 8, p. 29).