Honeywell has won a $60 million Algerian contract for modernising instrumentation systems at the Naftec Spa’s refinery in Arzew.

The contract aims to improve production and optimise operational efficiency. The technology and equipment upgrades from Honeywell will give operators greater visibility into plant-wide operations and help them make business decisions quickly.
Its project engineering and construction services will help the plant maintain a safe and consistent operating environment throughout the project. The multi-phase project is scheduled to begin in early 2005 and be completed by 2009.
“Honeywell won this project because the company understands our business needs and objectives and has extensive experience working with the petrochemical industry,” said M Djellout, director of development, Naftec.
“We know Honeywell will deliver reliable technology solutions that will help us achieve our production goals without compromising the safety of our workers or slowing down operations.”
Under the terms of the contract, Honeywell will install its Experion Process Knowledge System (PKS), field instrumentation systems, an advanced process control system, a training simulator and a centralised control room. The automation project will enable the Arzew refinery to upgrade existing controls and maintain normal plant operations.
Naftec Spa is part of the Sonatrach Group, Algeria’s state-owned oil and gas supplier. With this new project, Honeywell broadens its presence in Algeria, where the company has operated for 12 years and has earned a reputation as a leading supplier of advanced process control solutions and comprehensive services for the petrochemical industry.