Chemicals

Process technology solutions, chemicals and polymers expertise.

Our experienced engineers, technical specialists and project managers develop process technology solutions that consistently exceed all safety and quality objectives and provide excellent cost and schedule performance.

Strong definition in the early project phases is a key factor in successfully delivering projects on schedule and under budget. Our experts successfully navigate the complex interactions and implications of modifying multiple units within a single facility. Wood’s extensive experience with module design, inspection and logistics reduces field construction costs while improving safety.

Our teams have experience with all proprietary and open-art refining and processing technologies. We also offer solid licensor support while remaining technology neutral to provide the best possible solution.

Our experts design and build semi-standard and custom process equipment systems that treat and process a wide range of gas and liquid streams. Our goal is to provide economic process upgrades, as well as complete plants that operate safely and efficiently, delivering high value and performance over the life of a facility.

Whether it's a grassroots chemicals project, an expansion or an upgrade, our experience and capabilities encompass plants that produce feedstocks, intermediate products and finished products.

We are world leaders in refinery/petrochemicals integration, and have a leading position in hydrogen technology. We also design, supply and erect fired heaters.

The projects we execute are backed by a strong design and support team that uses the latest project control and 3D design tools.

Our process capability covers:

• Fluidcatalytic cracking (FCC)
• Alkylation
• Hydrotreating
• Hydrocracking
• Reforming
• Coking
• Lubes
• Isomerisation
• Dimerisation
• Sulfur recovery
• FCC gasoline hydrodesulfurisation (HDS)
• Crude/vacuum distillation
• LPG/gasoline mercaptan removal
• Fractionation
• Sour water stripping
• FCC wet gas scrubbing
• Deasphalting
• Benzene saturation
• Hydrogen plants
• Amine treating/regeneration
• Oxygenation and gasification
• Fischer-Tropsch

Our chemical experience includes:

• Olefins
• Polymers, plastics, thermoplastics, rubber
• Monomers
• Aromatics
• Alcohols
• Glycols/ethylene oxide/alkylene oxides
• Isocyantes
• Gases, lethal & intermediate
• Acids
• Amines
• Chlorides
• Anhydrides
• Biochemicals
• Acids
• Utilities
• Offsites
• Specialty chemicals

We have a proven track record of delivering solutions that reduce cost and optimise production, which brings us a high level of repeat business.