Novy Urengoy gas-chemical complex
Stroytransgaz has begun constructing a production complex for obtaining ethylene and polyethylene under high pressure. The facility will be located in Noyy Urengoy, in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. At production capacity of 400,000 tons of polyethylene per year, the Novy Urengoy gas-chemical complex will be one of the largest facilities of its kind in Russia. The complex will employ a single-technology chain production cycle with the following phases:
- Recovering ethylene from feed gas
- Obtaining ethylene through pyrolysis of ethane with subsequent separation of gas by fractions and removal of impurities from the ethylene, using equipment and technology from company Linde
- Deriving polyethylene from ethylene through a high-pressure pipe reactor outfitted with three processing chains, using Salzgitter equipment and technology from Bazell
Along with its primary production, the gas-chemical complex will turn out wide fraction hydrocarbons and methane particles.
Novy Urengoy Gas Chemicals Complex Company (Gazprom) is customer for the project. VNIPIgazdobycha, a Saratov enterprise, is general designer of objects for the plant and the network extending beyond the territory of the gas-chemical complex site.
Stroytransgaz will perform building, assembly, and pre-commissioning work for the ethylene and polyethylene processing units, take part in inspection and reconstruction of previously installed equipment. Stroytransgaz-M is working on the first phase of offsite facilities for the Novy Urengoy gas-chemical complex as well.
The production complex will be located near the polar circle. Climatic conditions in the area, a lengthy period of low average daily temperatures and early formation of deep snow covering complicate construction and assembly.
The project is under way.