Refining and Upgrading

SNC-Lavalin has a long history of serving the refining industry, undertaking projects of any size from small plant additions to large grass roots facilities. Its systems give management and line personnel the means to fully control and monitor costs, performance, schedule and quality at all levels of a project. SNC-Lavalin has completed modernization projects and developed proven procedures for the "hot switchover" of control systems on some of the largest facilities in the world. Its engineering, procurement, project management and construction services can be purchased individually or as a complete package.

Our refining track record includes experience in:

· Catalytic cracking and reforming

· Crude and vacuum units

· Delayed coking

· Distallation

· Environmental units

· Gasoline desulphurization

· Hydrogen plants

· Hydrocracking

· Hydrotreating

· Isomerization units

· Oily water treatment

· Solvent deasphalting and Visbreaking