Intertek partners with Técnicas Reunidas to provide technical inspection services for TOTAL’s Antwerp Refinery

18 Jul 2016

Bilbao, Spain - Intertek, a leading Total Quality Assurance Solutions provider to industries worldwide, has signed an agreement with Técnicas Reunidas, an international engineering, design and construction company, to provide technical inspection and expediting services for TOTAL’s Optara project in Antwerp, Belgium.
 
TOTAL’s Antwerp refinery complex modernization project, known as the Optara project, involves the engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning of a new solvent de-asphalting unit, construction of a new mild hydrocracker fractionation unit and the upgrade of an existing atmospheric residue de-sulphuration unit. The Antwerp complex is the company's largest refinery and petrochemical complex in Europe and the third biggest of its kind in Europe.
 
Intertek has been contracted to inspect suppliers’ materials such as piping, instrumentation and electrical equipment to confirm compliance with technical and contractual specifications as well as ensure quality and minimize risk. The paint preparation, coating preparation, and final surface condition and assembly will also be inspected. Throughout the project, Intertek will provide expediting services to ensure that deliveries are on time and according to contractual requirements. Visual assessments and document reviews will also take place to verify the quality and suitability of materials prior to delivery to the site.
 
Alfonso Rubio, Intertek Industry Services Business Developer in Spain said “We are very excited about the opportunity to collaborate with Técnicas Reunidas on TOTAL’s Optara project. The technical inspection, expediting and documentation review services we provide throughout the project will facilitate the quality and safety of the materials being used, and also expedite the entire project timeline.”
 
Contacts:
Alfonso Rubio, Business Developer Industry Services – Intertek Spain
E: alfonso.rubio@intertek.com
T: +34 607 598 394
 
Iker Albestain, Marketing & Communication Manager – Intertek Spain
E: Iker.albestain@intertek.com
T: +34 94 435 44 60
 
About Técnicas Reunidas
Técnicas Reunidas (TR) is an international general contractor, engaging in the engineering, design and construction of various types of industrial facilities for a broad spectrum of customers throughout the world, including many of the principal national oil companies as well as several multinational companies. Most of TR’s business is concentrated on large turnkey industrial projects, although they also provide engineering, management, start-up and operating services for industrial plants.

Visit: www.tecnicasreunidas.es/
 
About Intertek
Intertek is a leading Total Quality Assurance provider to industries worldwide. Our network of more than 1,000 laboratories and offices and over 40,000 people in more than 100 countries, delivers innovative and bespoke Assurance, Testing, Inspection and Certification solutions for our customers’ operations and supply chains.

Visit: https://www.intertek.com/
 
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