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Further to executing the FEED, Amec Foster

The PMC organization:Wheeler also provided the license and the basic
design package for the delayed coker unit, which

overviewwill use the company’s leading Sydec delayed

coking technology. PMC work is intended to supplement the action

The EPC (Engineering, Procurement and and the resources of clients in managing large and

Construction) contract was awarded in May complex contracts. Various possible patterns are

2013 to an association of contractors led by encountered on the EPC market, ranging from

Tecnicas Reunidas (Spain) and an almost complete delegation

partnered by Saipem (Italy), GS of technical and contract

Engineering (South Korea) and administration matters to the

Itochu Corporation (Japan). The refinery is scheduled PMC, to intermediate situations
The Project Management to achieve commercial in which clients remain directly
Consultancy (PMC) contract completion, including a involved to various extents and
performance test of the
was awarded to Amec Foster refinery, in April 2018. then delegate the operations
Wheeler, who supplied The phased mechanical requiring extensive resources to
experienced technical and completion of the refinery the PMC. This is rather common
management resources to in companies that, like STAR,
manage the contractors. The maintain a direct operating
project financing is assured by interest and participation

an international pool of lenders, over a period of one and through the life cycle of the
coordinated by UniCredit and a half year allows for a investment.
supported by several ECA’s commissioned driven Further to the above, large EPC
(South Korea, USA, Japan, schedule completion. businesses may have complex
Spain, Italy). geographies, clients are often

The refinery is scheduled to headquartered away from

achieve commercial completion, the project site, contractors

including a performance test of are frequently associated in

the refinery, in April 2018. The multi-national joint ventures or

phased mechanical completion of the refinery consortia and the PMC is also often provided

over a period of one and a half year allows for a by multi-national engineering contractors. This

commissioning driven schedule completion. The requires a careful selection of the location where

contractors’ overall progress is currently (April the PMC activities need to be displayed. The

2015) around 22%, with engineering at substantial PMC needs to be close to the client and at the

progress, most of the important long lead same time, close to the heart of the project during

equipment under manufacturing and construction engineering, procurement and construction.

seeing the start of concrete works after the site While the construction PMC must remain on

preparation has almost reached completion. the jobsite, engineering and construction offer

Fig. 3 - South view with new
naphtha tanks

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