Air Products to Supply Hydrogen to ExxonMobil in Louisiana
October 21 2008 - 5:05PM
PR Newswire (US)
LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., Oct. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Air Products
(NYSE:APD), the leading global hydrogen provider, today announced a
long-term supply contract and plans to construct a new world scale
hydrogen production facility, which will be connected to Air
Products' extensive Louisiana Hydrogen Pipeline Network, to serve
ExxonMobil's Baton Rouge, Louisiana refinery and additional
customers in the region. The facility is expected to be on-stream
in March 2010. "We are very pleased to expand our global business
relationship with ExxonMobil. Air Products takes great pride in its
production facilities and hydrogen supply reliability, and this
project will enable us to demonstrate the added value of our
expanded Louisiana Hydrogen Pipeline Network," said Alex Masetti,
vice president, North America Tonnage Gases for Air Products. Air
Products' most recent collaboration with ExxonMobil included
hydrogen production facilities brought on-stream in 2006 in
Baytown, Texas and Joliet, Illinois. "This will become the third
world-scale hydrogen facility Air Products has built in the
Mississippi river corridor in four years, joining the Convent
facility which came on-stream in 2006 and the Garyville facility
which will come on-stream in 2009. This newest expansion of our
infrastructure in Louisiana continues to build upon our
multi-source hydrogen network with over 650 MMSCFD of capacity,
which provides enhanced flexibility and supply reliability to our
customers," said Thomas Wendahl, manager -- Tonnage Business, East
Gulf Coast Area for Air Products. Supplying global refiners with
hydrogen to make cleaner burning transportation fuels is one of the
top growth businesses for Air Products. Air Products has the
largest hydrogen pipeline network in the U.S. Gulf Coast. Air
Products' Gulf Coast pipeline network extends from the Houston Ship
Channel in Texas to Lake Charles, La., and from Baton Rouge to
Norco, La., and east of New Orleans. This pipeline network provides
highly reliable hydrogen supply to approximately 50 refinery and
process industry customers. Air Products' hydrogen facility at
Baton Rouge will be the 30th plant to be built through the global
alliance between Air Products and Technip. This alliance continues
to provide the worldwide refining industry with competitive
technology and world-class safety. Technip provides the design and
construction expertise for steam reformers while Air Products
provides the gas separation technology. Air Products, through its
extensive operating network, and Technip, from its large reference
base, also bring effective operational and engineering knowledge to
"design-in" high reliability and efficiency. The plants are
operated and maintained by Air Products under long-term agreements
with customers. About Air Products Air Products (NYSE:APD) serves
customers in industrial, energy, technology and healthcare markets
worldwide with a unique portfolio of atmospheric gases, process and
specialty gases, performance materials, and equipment and services.
Founded in 1940, Air Products has built leading positions in key
growth markets such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen,
home healthcare services, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced
coatings and adhesives. The company is recognized for its
innovative culture, operational excellence and commitment to safety
and the environment. Air Products has annual revenues of $10
billion, operations in over 40 countries, and 22,000 employees
around the globe. For more information, visit
http://www.airproducts.com/. About Technip Technip is a world
leader in the fields of project management, engineering and
construction for the oil & gas industry, offering a
comprehensive portfolio of innovative solutions and technologies.
With 23,000 employees around the world, integrated capabilities and
proven expertise in underwater infrastructures (Subsea), offshore
facilities (Offshore) and large processing units and plants on land
(Onshore), Technip is a key contributor to the development of
sustainable solutions for the energy challenges of the 21st
century. Present in 46 countries, Technip has operating centers and
industrial assets (manufacturing plants, spoolbases, construction
yard) on five continents, and operates its own fleet of specialized
vessels for pipeline installation and subsea construction. The
Technip share is listed on Euronext Paris exchange and over the
counter (OTC) in the USA. For more information, visit
http://www.technip.com/. ***NOTE: This release may contain
forward-looking statements. Actual results could vary materially,
due to changes in current expectations. DATASOURCE: Air Products
CONTACT: Media, Art George, +1-610-481-1340, , or Investors, Nelson
Squires, +1-610-481-7461, , both of Air Products; or Yves Gautier
or Floriane Lassalle-Massip, both of Technip, +33-0-1-47-78-25-33,
Web site: http://www.airproducts.com/ http://www.technip.com/
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