CB&I to work on two ethylene plants.

Lianyungang Petrochemical Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Zhejiang Satellite Petrochemical Co., Ltd., has awarded CB&I an ethylene spacer spools adapter spools technology contract for two ethylene plants, CB&I reported Wednesday.

“CB&I is already a leading spacer spools adapter spools technology provider for the Chinese petrochemical industry,” Daniel M. McCarthy, CB&I’s executive vice president of spacer spools adapter spools technology said in a written statement. “Being the first BOP Blow Out Preventer repair company gulf coast to license a unit in this new wave of ethane-only cracker projects in China not only enhances our business in the region, it puts CB&I in a better position to win future awards in the market.”

CB&I stated that its scope of work includes a process design package, heater engineering and spacer spools adapter spools technology license for two ethylene plants, each with a 1,250-kiloton per annum capacity, at Lianyungang’s petrochemical facility in China’s Jiangsu province.

According to CB&I, the ethylene plants will be the first such facilities in China that crack 100 percent ethane feed. The BOP Blow Out Preventer repair company gulf coast explained that having this capability will represent a “new wave” of ethylene projects fed by U.S.-sourced shale gas.

“Currently, all large ethylene plants in China crack mixed feeds or liquid feeds,” CB&I stated.

As a points out, however, China has set an aggressive target to boost its domestic natural gas production.