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Evaluating EPC Services for Litigation
A law firm was hired to represent an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company who had designed a marine fuels production facility that wasn't producing at the specification or volume set out in the contract with their client. This law firm was lacking personnel with the skillset for the detailed, rigorous engineering evaluation that would be needed to asses where their client had gone wrong in their design process and how it could be fixed. So KPE was brought in to perform the crucial detailed evaluation in an expert witness capacity.
Justifying Capital Investment for a Renewable Diesel Unit
When a smaller-sized competitor successfully broke into renewable fuel production, our petroleum refining client's shareholders pressured them to do the same. The problem was: our client didn’t know what this would cost to execute. With a combined 7 inland refinery/biodiesel plant sites all over the country, they needed a TIC (total installed cost) estimate to understand what site would make most sense for a renewable diesel unit “RDU” (including hydrogen unit and pretreatment unit for feedstock). So they called KPE for the answer.
Assessing Useful Life and Repair Strategies of Steam Methane Reformer for Hydrogen Production
During a planned shutdown for maintenance at a plant in Iowa, a fire erupted within the reactor in a steam methane reformer (hydrogen unit) causing significant damage to the vessel and piping. Faced with the decision to repair or replace the unit, the operating company called KPE for help.
Heavy capacity NGL Fractionation Unit
This fast-paced, large scale project required forward-thinking and customized solutions in a narrow time frame.
Mid-continent Refinery Expansion
KPE assisted in expanding this refinery by providing upgrades and hydraulic improvements to the existing Crude Distillation Unit (CDU), Vacuum Distillation Unit (VDU), Saturated Gas Unit (SAT), Naphtha Hydrotreater (NHT) and Diesel Hyrotreater (DHT).
15,000 BPSD Mild Hydrocracker
KPE provided turnkey engineering, project management, procurement, fabrication and field construction services for a 15,000 BPSD mild hydrocracking unit.