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| Siemens selected for oil sands development in Canada The Long Lake Project, has chosen Siemens to treat soot waste stream from oil sands upgrading operation in Canada. The Water Technologies division of Siemens Group Industrial Solutions and Services (I&S) will supply a Zimpro wet air oxidation system to destroy soot generated during the production of syngas. The $60 million USD system will reduce costs associated with landfill disposal and waste, and will be installed at the Long Lake Project site, located 26 miles southeast of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. The Long Lake project is a "next generation" oil sands development that integrates established and proprietary technologies and is expected to produce 58,500 b/d of products, primarily 39° API premium sweet crude oil. By adding the Zimpro wet air oxidation unit to the gasification process, soot volume is reduced to about 10 percent of its original volume, substantially reducing the amount of material to be disposed. The Long Lake project is currently under construction, with the production of synthetic crude beginning in mid-2007. Construction of the Zimpro wet air oxidation system will begin near the end of the current Long Lake construction, with start-up expected by the end of 2007. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Construction News :: home page |