Runcorn engineering firm Engenda Group has successfully delivered one of the largest oil refinery shutdown projects in Europe in the last year.
The group’s refinery and petrochemical turnaround division DTEC has completed a £4.6million contract at the Preemraff oil refinery, in Sweden.
DTEC operations director Steve Colclough said the twelve week project involved more than 150 men carrying out highly skilled shutdown services. The project included the inspection and repair of more than 200 distillation columns responsible for processing crude oil.
Preem is the largest oil company in Sweden. Both of Preem’s refineries in Lysekil and Gothenburg are organised and operated as one joint refinery – Preemraff.
Steve said: “This major European contract was ten months in the planning phase before the execution team flew to Sweden to actually do the job. It was a complex multi-column project and one of the largest DTEC has ever carried out. The work was completed during a planned shutdown of the refinery.
“The distillation columns were isolated by DTEC and cleaned with high pressure water jetting equipment. DTEC workers then entered the columns for routine maintenance and inspections. Once inside we had to address a challenging number of repairs and revamp work. This included the application of automated weld overlay and the cutting out and replacement of heavy duty reactor vessel components. Importantly we performed the work on time and to budget, which is imperative for industrial operations of this scale.”
The Engenda Group delivers the complete integrated engineering solution covering mechanical, electrical and instrumental (ME&I) engineering services. DTEC’s extended service covers installation of all types of distillation equipment through to specialist welding services.
Steve said the latest project also demonstrates the group’s strength in planning, logistics and safety standards.
“We take great pride in the flexibility, speed and reliability of our service,” he said. “The scale of our business enables us to move swiftly. We sent out a large team of UK engineers and recruited top-level contractors from the continent. We also shipped heavy duty fabrication materials out to complete the job.
“Customer service and communication is also of paramount importance. We ensure we are clear and concise about our actions every step of the way. The Preem project also highlights our exemplary record in safety standards marking tens of thousands more labour hours completed without incident.”
PICTURED: DTEC operations director Steve Colclough
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The Engenda Group
The Engenda Group was formed in 2009 by Cheshire entrepreneur Les O’Hare. Mr O’Hare had previously spent 30 years building up his father’s firm, O’Hare Engineering in Runcorn, into a £50m turnover business employing 600 people before selling it in 2007 to German firm Bilfinger Berger. The Engenda Group was set up to provide a fresh and innovative approach in the delivery of essential outsourced engineering services to the power, chemical, oil and gas, manufacturing and infrastructure sectors both in the UK and overseas. It offers a full range of services including maintenance and work management consultancy services, outage and turnaround support services, high voltage installation and testing, process control and instrumentation systems, electrical installation, testing and inspection services.
Preem
Preem is the biggest oil company in Sweden, with refining capacity of more than 18 million m3 of crude oil every year. Both of Preem’s refineries in Lysekil and Göteborg are organised and operated as one joint refinery – Preemraff. The facilities are called Preemraff Lysekil and Preemraff Gothenberg. The two refineries are among the most modern, environmentally-friendly in Europe and the world. Preem’s activities include production, sales, distribution, trading and feedstock supplies. It proceses and sells gasoline, diesel and heating oils to oil companies, companies and private individuals in Sweden. About half of its production is exported. It also manufactures lubricants at the Scanlube factory in Gothenberg. Preem is the market leader in Sweden in the fields of heating oil and diesel, and has a strong position in sales of gasoline.