Amec Foster Wheeler forms strategic alliance with DeltaValve

Amec Foster Wheeler has formed a strategic alliance related to the centre feed technology of DeltaValve, which is a provider of equipment and control systems for the delayed coking segment of the refining industry.

The centre feed technology will be included into all new SYDEC delayed coking units, licensed globally by Amec Foster Wheeler.

Amec Foster Wheeler can also include the centre feed technology into delayed coking unit revamps. Both the companies intend to take advantage of their respective strengths to drive opportunities throughout the industry.

The two firms have earlier worked together on a number of projects with positive results.

Amec Foster Wheeler global technology business development vice-president Steve Beeston said: "DeltaValve’s innovative centre feed device addresses the issues of uneven thermal distribution and severe thermal transients by simply returning feed streams to the center of the coke drum, resulting in more consistent operation and longer coke drum life.

"Coupled with Amec Foster Wheeler’s SYDECSM delayed coking technology, process experience, engineering, integration and execution capabilities, DeltaValve’s centre feed device allows our joint customers to maximise the safety, throughput, reliability and profitability of their coking operations."

DeltaValve president and CEO and chief inventor of the centre feed device Ruben Lah said: "Global refiners are looking to Amec Foster Wheeler to deliver market leading value by providing the best combination of its world leading SYDECSM delayed coking process technology and equipment.

"DeltaValve’s innovative equipment, coupled with Amec Foster Wheeler’s breadth and depth of knowledge and experience, provides the platform for refiners to efficiently and effectively manage refinery assets in today’s globally competitive refining market."

Amec Foster Wheeler designs, delivers and maintains strategic and complex assets for its customers across the global energy and related sectors.