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consolidate the Coker Closed Blowdown design
basis and process configuration, and to develop a
total investment cost estimate with increased levels
of accuracy.
Following the Final Investment Decision, Wood
has been eventually awarded at the end of 2017
the Engineering, Procurement and Construction
Management Contract, with a completion date by
the first half of 2019.
Wood has worked alongside OMV Petrom S.A. in
the Petrobrazi refinery for more than ten years,
especially leveraging the experience of the Delayed
Coker Technology.

The project activities have been performed
across several execution centers, which allowed Figure 5 – Existing Decanter section demolished in June 2018
connecting the Wood expertise and excellence in
an effective manner.
The offices in Milan, Houston and Chennai have
been involved to deliver the following activities:

• The lead office in Milan provided the experience
in managing EPC/EPCm projects and acted
as the single point of contact towards the
OMV Petrom project team
• The Houston office provided the expertise on
the Delayed Coker Technology and developed
the process design basis
• The Chennai office has supported the design
activities, including the development of the
3D model (figure 4) and multi-disciplinary
deliverables.

Also a local engineering company has been
engaged to provide services for compliance to
the local codes and regulations, as well as the
Permitting. Figure 6 – New Maze system in operation since June 2018
The project activities have
been performed across several specific site surveys paid by the engineers from the
lead office to validate the design solutions studied
“execution centers (Milan, remotely.
Houston and Chennai), which Furthermore, with the aim to reduce the total
allowed connecting the Wood investment cost by reducing the extent of the
expertise and excellence in an new interconnecting facilities, the new Closed
effective manner Blowdown unit has been located within the DCU
plot area thanks to the demolition of the existing
Decanter section (figure 5) that has been replaced
A task force layout, including the full-time presence by a brand-new Maze system (figure 6) built
of the OMV Petrom key project representatives, adjacent to the Coke Pad.
has been established in Milan since the early stage
of the Project to ensure an effective integration of The construction of the Maze
the team members across the two organizations.
system has been completed in
As the project includes a significant portion of “2018, in the record time of
brownfield / revamping activities, such as the seven months from the project
modification of the existing Coke Drums steel
structure, piping tie-ins, integration of the control kick-off date
and safety systems and upgrade of the existing
DCU electrical substation, an extensive laser The construction of the Maze system has been
scanning survey has been carried out during the completed in 2018, in the record time of seven
initial phase of the project, then complemented by months from the project kick- off date.

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