Konecranes received three significant orders from the energy sector in July-August 2006. One coker crane will be supplied to the Tesoro Corporation’s Golden Eagle Refinery in Martinez, California, one coker crane to BP Oil Castellón Refinery in Spain and two turbine cranes and two maintenance cranes to Siemens AG in Germany. The total value of the three orders is approximately 6.5 MEUR. The cranes will be delivered by autumn 2007.
BP Oil Castellón Refinery in Spain has ordered one 17-ton coker crane for their oil refinery in Castellón de la Plana, Spain. The success of the coker crane is measured by the reliability and low maintenance. The crane, which spans 33 meters, will be supplied as part of the Castellon Delayed Coker Project. This is the first delivery of a Konecranes coker crane in Europe.
Tesoro Corporation, selected Konecranes for the delivery of one coker crane for the delayed coking process at the Golden Eagle Refinery in Martinez, California. The crane has a 44-ton lifting capacity, spans 43 meters and features a number of load control technologies developed by Konecranes. The specifications for the crane have been developed by ConocoPhillips. The crane will be manufactured in Konecranes’ Houston, Texas plant.
The Power Generation Group of Siemens AG turned to Konecranes for the supply of two turbine house cranes. The cranes are rated for a 250 ton duty, have a span of 32 meters and are equipped with a 25 ton auxiliary trolley. The contract also includes the delivery of two maintenance cranes. The cranes will be installed at the company’s new combined cycle power plant in Irsching, Germany. The order is part of a greater investment, which will make Irsching the home of the world’s largest and highest-output gas turbine.
Commenting on the orders, Kari Wallgren, Director, Process Cranes says: “The activity in our process cranes business continues to grow and we are happy to be able to meet the demand of our customers’ search for greater cost efficiencies.”
Further information: Kari Wallgren, Director, Process Cranes Email: [email protected] or phone: +358 20 427 2250
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The caption for the photograph reads: “Konecranes delivers coker cranes to Spain and USA”
Konecranes is a world-leading group of lifting businesses, serving a broad range of customers, including manufacturing and process industries, shipyards and harbours with productivity-enhancing lifting solutions and services for lifting equipment of every make. In 2005, Group sales totalled EUR 971 million. The Group has 7,000 employees, at more than 340 locations in 41 countries. Konecranes is listed on the OMX Helsinki Stock Exchange (symbol: KCI1V).
