Fluor Corporation completed the construction of Shell’s Quest carbon capture and storage (CCS) project near Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada.
The Athabasca oil sands project was delivered under budget and on schedule, the company said.
In order to minimize the capital costs of the new facility and reduce disruptions to the existing operating facility, Fluor implemented 3rd Gen Modular Execution strategy to fabricate the interlocking modules offsite and then deliver them for installation.
The design approach, which compresses the space requirements of a typical plant, reduced material quantities and the construction labor hours required in the field. The approach also delivered capital efficiencies to the project and shortened the time to completion following delivery of the final module.
The project had a safety performance that achieved a zero lost time incident rate with more than 1.3 million hours worked.
The Quest CCS project will capture approximately 1 million metric tons of carbon dioxide per year from the Scotford Upgrader and store it deep underground. The project was recognized as a 2015 Global Best Project by Engineering News-Record in the Power/Industrial category and is a finalist for the 2015 Platts Global Energy Awards Engineering Project of the Year.
