KBR adds VCC to its resid technology portfolio, which will include a full complement of solvent deasphalting, resid hydrocracking, delayed coking, resid solidification and gasification. The technology will be available for licensing globally.
William Utt, chairman, president and CEO of KBR, said: “The addition of this technology to KBR’s portfolio provides the company with a unique business advantage, as we are now the only technology provider to offer all five options for hydrocarbon upgrading to clients worldwide. KBR anticipates the trend in refining and fuels production shifting to hydrogen addition, especially in the face of changing environmental regulations and the demand for carbon emissions reductions.”
VCC technology is a hydrogen addition technology suitable for processing residuum into high-quality distillates or synthetic crude oil in the refining, upstream field upgrading and coal-to-liquids (CTL).
Iain Conn, CEO of BP refining & marketing, said: “The option to convert unconventional feedstocks such as heavy oil and coal will be key in meeting transport fuel demand for the next 25 years.
“We are very pleased to be collaborating with KBR on the use of VCC to maximize liquid fuel yields whilst minimising environmental impacts of heavy and unconventional feedstocks.”
