Alberta-based energy and retail company, Parkland, operates the Burnaby Refinery, a 55,000 b/d plant that produces a quarter of British Columbia’s gasoline and diesel transportation fuels.
Parkland’s Burnaby Refinery in British Columbia, Canada, has been a WMP customer since 2015.
Parkland’s Burnaby Refinery in British Columbia, Canada, has been a WMP customer since 2015.
The Parkland refinery, located at Burrard Inlet on North Burnaby, near North Vancouver, uses mesh pads plantwide which are vital for its operations.
The refiner has been buying those mesh pads from Houston-based Woven Metal Products (WMP) for years. WMP is a premier fabrication facility known for reactor and tower process internals and custom fabrication, serving industries including O&G, petrochemical and refining. However, the mesh pads represented only a fraction of the product scope WMP was capable of fabricating for the refinery.
With a major turnaround on the horizon, Parkland turned to the WMP team who identified several other internals that were needed to support a successful shutdown and maintenance event. WMP quickly provided quotes and detailed drawings for the needed internals. It also conducted regular maintenance on the crude, hydrotreating and catalytic reforming units.
MP supplies Parkland with mesh pads for the refinery.
MP supplies Parkland with mesh pads for the refinery.
With help from WMP, Parkland was able to secure and perform the following in record time:
New fixed valve trays — This improved operations on one of the crude columns and will serve the refinery for many decades to come. The crude column separates crude oil into different products.
Knockout drum mist eliminator upgrades — These were crucial to protect compressors and improve reliability by removing liquid droplets in gas processing.
Parkland required new scallops for its catalytic reformer unit, which WMP fabricated and delivered in a hard-tofind specialty alloy.
Parkland required new scallops for its catalytic reformer unit, which WMP fabricated and delivered in a hard-tofind specialty alloy.
Reactor scallops — WMP fabricated and supplied reactor scallops for the catalytic reformer unit, which is an essential stage in the production of high-quality gasoline. Although the specialty alloy needed was not readily available, WMP was able to source the needed material, finish the complete buildouts and deliver the products.
WMP successfully supported the Parkland Refinery turnaround, which was completed on time and on budget in March 2023.
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