Chemicals and petrochemicals help to produce several products that improve our day to day lives. This market is projected grow by over five percent over the next 10 years, driven by increased usage in industrial applications. As a chemical contractor, VEC helps our customers construct these projects, leveraging our experience, construction expertise and attention to detail.
Shell Project Franklin Early Works
Location: Monaca, PA
Electrical installation for the early works portion of this ethane cracking plant. The scope of work included temporary power – site wide 5kV temporary power distribution including 60 pad-mounted transformer and power distrubtion panels; site lighting including 80 100′ high mast light poles; and a CCTV camera system for the entire site that included over 10 miles of fence line.
Shell Chemicals 138kV Line
Location: Monaca, PA
Provided a complete new 138kV XLPE cable system for the Shell Chemicals plant. The work included all necessary engineering design, procurement of materials and equipment, duct bank fabrication, delivery and installation, cable installation and testing and pre-commissioning of the 138kV XLPE cable.
Bionol Clearfield
Location: Clearfield, PA
Installation of a 115kV substation and 13.8kV underground plant distribution for an ethanol plant. The scope included the installation of a 115kV circuit breaker, station transformer, control building, pad-mounted transformers (13.8kV – 480V) and 13.8kV switchgear enclosures.
Ashta Chemicals
Location: Ashtabula, OH
Upgrades and a new addition to the Ashta Chemicals facility; there are three separate projects involved: the North Plant and West Plant upgrades and the South Plant addition.
North Plant
Technology upgrade to replace existing mercury cells with membrane cells and the installation of two new MCCs, adjustment of the existing MCC, wiring of new pumps and installation of new instruments
West Plant
Installation of electrical distribution area and receipt of power from existing North Plant meter building
South Plant
Complete electrical installation including instrumentation, distribution, lighting, motor hook up, tray and coated conduit
Panther Creek Cryo Plant
Location: Colgate, OK
Electrical installation of a gas cryo plant. The scope of work included the installation of underground and aboveground conduit and cable tray, fabrication and installation of unistrut racks and junction boxes, wire pulling and terminations, tubing device and transmitter installation, low voltage electrical and screw piping installation.
AMCS Separator
Location: Ashtabula, OH
Installation of an air separation unit that included the electrical installation of an ULTRA AL-650 Air Separation Unit, MCCs, transformers, I/O cabinets, electrical panels, cable tray, conduit, wire and terminations.