Praxair Inc. has finalised an agreement with BP whereby Praxair will supply hydrogen and steam to BP’s Whiting, Indiana, refinery complex.
Praxair will build two new hydrogen plants with a total capacity of 200 million standard cubic feet per day. The plants, designed and constructed by Praxair, are scheduled to start up in the second half of 2010.
The use of hydrogen will allow BP to produce very low-sulphur gasoline and diesel fuels in the refining process, and to upgrade heavy Canadian crude oil to lighter, cleaner-burning fuels.
“As part of our longstanding relationship, Praxair is pleased to play a key role in helping BP increase fuel supplies while meeting increasingly stringent environmental regulations,” said Kevin Foti, Vice President, North Region, for Praxair’s North American Industrial Gases business unit.
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