Axens and ExxonMobil Sign Alliance Agreement to Provide FLEXICOKING™ Technology and Integrated Resid Conversion Solutions
January 14 2020 - 9:30AM
Business Wire
- Combines ExxonMobil’s operating experience with Axens’
licensing and engineering expertise
- Includes standalone FLEXICOKING technology license option or in
combination with Axens’ H-Oil Process
- Ideal option to meet IMO 2020 standards and eliminate
high-sulfur fuel oil
- Clean burning flexigas by-product replaces liquefied petroleum
gas or liquefied natural gas while substantially minimalizing
pet-coke
- FLEXICOKING is the leading option to co-produce power, offering
40 percent lower capital investment versus pet-coke
gasification-based solutions
ExxonMobil announced today that ExxonMobil Catalysts and
Licensing LLC and Axens have signed a licensing alliance agreement
to allow Axens to provide ExxonMobil’s FLEXICOKING™ technology and
integrated resid conversion solutions.
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Under the agreement, Axens is granted a worldwide right to
market, license and provide engineering work and technical support
for the design, construction and start-up of new FLEXICOKING units.
The technology will be offered under a single license and
engineering agreement to be provided by Axens. This new alliance
leverages collective expertise to meet customer needs by providing
a resid conversion solution that maximizes liquid yields and
minimizes pet-coke production.
FLEXICOKING technology is a commercially proven, cost-effective,
continuous fluidized bed process that thermally converts heavy
feeds to lighter products and flexigas. FLEXICOKING technology,
when integrated with Axens H-Oil technology, offers flexibility
when upgrading residuum. It provides smart solutions that enhance
high-value liquid products as well as clean flexigas that can be
used as fuel substitute or for power generation, making it an ideal
option to meet IMO 2020 fuel standards. When configured for power
generation, it offers 40 percent lower capital investment vs. a
delayed coker combined with pet-coke gasification.
“We are excited to expand our partnership with Axens and provide
this proven technology to the industry. In particular, FLEXICOKING
offers a robust, capital and energy efficient process compared to
installing a delayed coker unit and an independent gasifier complex
for power or fuel gas production,” said Dan Moore, president of
ExxonMobil Catalyst and Licensing. “By combining our owner-operator
experience with Axens’ strong licensing and engineering expertise,
we are able to provide advanced technologies to help meet refinery
and crude to chemical-complex customer needs.”
“We are pleased to once again partner with ExxonMobil to better
meet client needs to address terminal residue conversion while
producing less coke or low-value blendstock,” said Jean Sentenac,
chairman and chief executive officer of Axens. “The alliance brings
a combination of FLEXICOKING and H-Oil technologies to provide a
compelling new resid conversion option to our customers.”
FLEXICOKING technology services include:
- Initial consultation
- Development of licensing proposal
- Basic engineering package, including design specification and
operating guide
- Engineering support during front-end engineering and design and
engineering, procurement and construction stages
- Technology transfer, training and startup support
- Unit monitoring services for ongoing optimization
About ExxonMobil Catalysts and Licensing LLC
ExxonMobil’s cutting-edge proprietary catalysts, gas treating
solvents and advantaged process technologies help refineries and
petrochemical manufacturers and gas processors increase capacity,
lower costs, improve margins, reduce emissions and operate safe,
reliable and efficient facilities. Ready for better results across
your refining, gas and chemical needs? View our video
About Axens
AXENS (www.axens.net) is a group providing a complete range of
solutions for the conversion of oil and biomass to cleaner fuels,
the production and purification of major petrochemical
intermediates as well as all of natural gas' treatment and
conversion options. The offer includes technologies, equipment,
furnaces, modular units, catalysts, adsorbents and related
services. AXENS is ideally positioned to cover the entire value
chain, from feasibility study to unit start-up and follow-up
throughout the entire unit cycle life. This unique position ensures
the highest level of performance with a reduced environmental
footprint. AXENS global offer is based on: highly trained human
resources, modern production facilities and an extended global
network for industrial, technical supports & commercial
services.
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