LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., June 2 PA-AirProducts-supply
LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., June 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Air Products
(NYSE: APD), the leading global hydrogen provider, today announced the signing
of an agreement for long-term hydrogen supply with Total Petrochemicals USA,
Inc. to support Total's new deep conversion expansion project at its Port
Arthur, Texas refinery. Air Products will supply Total with over 60 million
standard cubic feet per day (MMSCFD) of hydrogen from its extensive West Gulf
Coast hydrogen pipeline network beginning in 2010. Total's Port Arthur
refinery will use the hydrogen to process alternative crudes and expand its
output of cleaner burning transportation fuels.
"We are very pleased to expand our relationship with Total, one of the
leading multinational oil and gas companies," said Alex Masetti, vice
president North America Tonnage Gases at Air Products. "We have invested in
our West Gulf Coast hydrogen production and pipeline network to supply
customers, such as Total, who depend on consistent and highly reliable supply
of product."
"Our Port Arthur expansion is an important and strategic project for
Total. In order to have the ability to process alternative crudes properly we
will need increased quantities of hydrogen," said Steve Pocsik, vice president
at Total. "We have worked with Air Products at other locations and regard
their hydrogen supply as very reliable."
Total's Port Arthur refinery project includes building a
50,000-barrel-per-day coker, a desulfurization unit, a vacuum distillation
unit and other related units. The new investments will increase the facility's
deep-conversion capacity and expand its ability to process heavy and sour
crude oil, adding three million tons per year of ultra low sulfur automotive
diesel to the refinery's current production, and raising total output of all
products combined to around 12 million tons per year.
Air Products also provides Total with hydrogen and other industrial gas
products at Port Arthur and other sites in the Gulf Coast.
Air Products' West Gulf Coast pipeline network is part of its overall Gulf
Coast pipeline network, which 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 a highly reliable hydrogen supply to
approximately 50 refinery and process industry 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
www.airproducts.com.
About Total
Total is one of the world's major oil and gas groups, with activities in
more than 130 countries. Its 95,000 employees put their expertise to work in
every part of the industry -- exploration and production of oil and natural
gas, refining and marketing, gas trading and electricity. Total is working to
keep the world supplied with energy, both today and tomorrow. The Group is
also a first rank player in chemicals. www.total.com
***NOTE: This release may contain forward-looking statements. Actual
results could vary materially, due to changes in current expectations.
SOURCE Air Products
