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ks, therefore impacting and delaying the our project team and contractors mana-
completion. gement and the great cooperation by all
However LOT3A was composed of se- construction crews, and notwithstanding
veral interventions with different priorities, the difficulties and potential risks caused
based also on the needs and require- by working in units in operation, the overall
ments from the Refinery or from other OP- project statistics were quite satisfactory
TARA Project Lots. with no other recordable event that hap-
A very detailed schedule was prepared pened for the last 22 months of construc-
and constantly monitored. tion works.
Systems completion priorities were agreed
with the Refinery and managed and co- The quality of the works
ordinated with Work Contractors and
notwithstanding a general delay in respect was excellent
to the planned schedule, they all have “and the smooth start-up
been handed-over in line with expecta- of all the involved units is
tions and requirements, without impacting
any refinery operations and well in advan- a significant evidence
ce in comparison with other Contractors’
completion. Total celebrated the overall completion
Quality of the works was excellent and the Lifting of SWS Column of the OPTARA Project with a great
smooth start-up of all the involved units is event that took place in Antwerp on
a significant evidence. volvement of a worker who was handling November 30 2017 with the involve-
th
The Safety results did not achieve the a bundle of a small bore pipes. ment of the Authorities, of the top ma-
objectives, since the project suffered a LTI However, thanks to all the safety initia- nagement of Total and of all the com-
(Lost Time Injury) in February 2015 due to tives and actions that were taken during panies that were part of this extremely
an accident in the warehouse with the in- the project, the deep involvement of Total, challenging project.

roberto radaelli

Roberto Radaelli, Project Director, graduated in 1991 in Industrial Chemistry at the Universita’ degli Studi
di Milano, has accumulated more than 25 years of project execution experience with Foster Wheeler, now
Wood.
Initially as Process Engineer, then as Project Engineer, Project Manager, Senior Project Manager and finally
as Project Director, Roberto gained a wide experience in the development of chemical and petrochemical
plants from the very first start of engineering activities up to the mechanical completion, with extensive as-
signments abroad, mainly in Europe, Middle East and Far East.

Total Optara Lot3A Project – Raffineria

di Anversa (Belgio)

Nel maggio 2013, come parte dell’Optara Project da eseguirsi presso la raffineria di Anversa, Total ha
assegnato l’esecuzione del Lot3A ad Amec Foster Wheeler Italiana, oggi Wood.
L’obiettivo di Total con l’Optara Project è stato quello di aumentare la produttività della propria raffineria
incrementandone la capacità di trattare il residuo del vuoto, allo scopo di produrre maggior quantità di
diesel e jet fuel, diminuendone di conseguenza quella di fuel oil e benzine.
Lo scopo del lavoro di Amec Foster Wheeler, il cui contratto è stato assegnato su base LSS per i servizi
di ingegneria e acquisti e su base rimborsabile per i costi dei materiali e di costruzione, includeva la
realizzazione di una nuova High Pressure Boilers Unit, di un nuovo impianto di Sour Water Stripper e
sostanziali modifiche alle unità Utilities e Offsites e all’Interconnecting tra le varie unità di processo nuove
ed esistenti.
Durante la sua esecuzione il progetto ha incontrato diverse difficoltà che sono state superate grazie alla
collaborazione di tutte le componenti coinvolte.
L’alta qualità del lavoro da noi svolto ha permesso alla raffineria l’avviamento senza problemi delle unità
coinvolte nel progetto e il rispetto delle tempistiche richieste dalle esigenze di produzione.
Il 30 novembre 2017 Total ha celebrato il completamento dell’Optara Project con un grande evento, che
ha coinvolto tutte le società che vi hanno lavorato, il loro top management e le autorità locali.

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