Merichem To Install Second LO CAT® H2S Treatment System For Treating Haynesville Shale Play Gas
Flexible, cost-effective hydrogen-sulfide removal solution scheduled for 3Q startup;
LO CAT offers low capital costs, lowest operating costs in industry
SCHAUMBURG, IL, February 2011—Merichem Company, a global leader in hydrocarbon-treating technology, chemical and byproduct-management solutions, has entered into a licensing and equipment-supply agreement with a leading midstream energy services provider to install a LO CAT® hydrogen sulfide treatment system at their shale gas treating facility in Louisiana.
The 5.66 metric ton/day LO CAT unit, provided through the Merichem Gas Technologies business unit, will be integrated into the overall processing facility, with a proposed start-up date during the third quarter of 2011. The LO CAT unit will be treating 25 MMSCFD of amine acid gas with an H2S removal efficiency of greater than 99.9%, far exceeding current environmental standards. This will be the second LO CAT system to be installed in the Haynesville Shale play.
“Merichem has refined its LO CAT technologies for optimal H2S removal in your specific application:” said Patrick Hickey, Merichem’s president. “This is part of a broader initiative to introduce a suite of new and advanced technologies, products and services aimed at making hydrocarbon processing more effective at lower costs.”
LO CAT offers the most flexible H2S removal process available that directly converts H2S to elemental sulfur. LO CAT maintains the same H2S outlet — regardless of changes in sulfur capacity, gas flow and H2S load — without adjustment to the system. LO CAT also offers lower capital costs and the lowest operating costs in the industry, with more than 200 licenses in 29 countries on 6 continents.
In addition to acid and sulfur removal technologies, Merichem is the industry leader in managing the beneficial reuse of refining caustic streams and naphthenic acid. Merichem chemical offerings include oxidation catalysts and soda chemicals.
More information is available on Merichem’s updated website, www.merichem.com.
Merichem Company provides a diversified portfolio of technologies, products and services to a broad range of operations, including the refining and petrochemicals industry. With more than 1,000 licensed process units worldwide, Merichem is a leader in licensing patented process technologies and proprietary equipment to provide hydrocarbon treating solutions and by-product management services that remove sulfur and other impurities from hydrocarbon liquids and gases in the upstream and downstream energy sectors. Merichem began 65 years ago as a domestic
operator in the United States and today offers products and services to customers worldwide. The company is headquartered in Houston, with offices in Chicago, Alabama, Tokyo and Shanghai.
For more information: phone 713-428-5000, or visit www.merichem.com.
