AdvaSulf

Advanced solutions
for Sulphur Recovery
2014

PROSERNAT in the IFP Group

PROSERNAT (M) Sdn Bhd
(formerly known as KPN Gas
Technology Sdn Bhd)
100 %

Gas Treatment Engineering

Equipment Supplier
Refinery application

Gas Treatment
Engineering
Equipment Supplier
Refinery application
100 %

R&D / License
100 %
Training

36.1 %
100 %

R&D

EPC Contractor
100 %

40 %
Consulting

Engineering services
dedicated to transport and
geological storage
of CO

Refining
Petrochemistry
Renewable energy
Catalysts,
Adsorbents
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International Network
Dmitry Simonov
Maxime Toukai

Norway

St. Petersburg
Moscow

France

Los Angeles

Romania

Tulsa

China
Algeria

Houston

Kuwait

Libya
Egypt

South Korea
UAE

India

Oman
Venezuela

Malaysia

Hadrien Zerah

Gaurav
Chakraborty

Brazil
Chile
Uruguay
Argentina

PROSERNAT

South Africa

PROSERNATs Representations

Heurtey Petrochem

PROSERNATs field of Expertise

MEG
Regeneration/
Reclaiming

NG
SWEETENING

NG
DEHYDRATION

NGL
RECOVERY

ACID GAS

GAS

SULFUR
RECOVERY

SEPARATION

SULFUR

EXPORT
GAS
WATER
OIL

REFINERY
UNITS
CO CAPTURE

END
USER

Our Clients
OPERATING
COMPANIES

EPC/EPCM
CONTRACTORS

Who is PROSERNAT
NG Dehydration Units

AdvAmine

NG Sweetening Units

HySWEET

NGL Recovery Units

COSWEET

MEG Recovery Units

MEG Reclaiming

Drizo
Claus & TGT Units

AdvaSulf

Refinery
Processing Units

Sprex
AdvaCap

CO2 Capture Units

What We Offer
Modular Units
Engineering
Services

Fully guaranted
Custom made Process
- Equiment Packages

FEED studies
Complete design
of gas treatment plants
(basic + detailed
engineering)
EPCM services

Lean
Solvent

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Process
Expertise
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Technology selection
Conceptual studies
Basic engineering
Assistance for start-up
Troubleshooting /
Debottlenecking studies

A Major Player in the Oil & Gas Business

Over 35 years of
industrial experience
with more than 400
references worldwide

Located in Paris La
Dfense, in Malaysia

A huge expertise in
prefabricated skids
or modular units

Since 2005,
40 licences for
NG sweetening
& Sulfur recovery

In 2013, 200 people

and 180 MUSD
order intake

Worldwide operations:
Middle East, Africa,
Europe, Russia, Asia,
and South America

PROSERNATs field of Expertise

MEG
Regeneration/
Reclaiming

NG
SWEETENING

NG
DEHYDRATION

NGL
RECOVERY

ACID GAS

GAS

SULFUR
RECOVERY

SEPARATION

SULFUR

EXPORT
GAS
WATER
OIL

REFINERY
UNITS
CO CAPTURE

END
USER

Technologies Selection
Natural Gas/
Associated Gas
HS
CO
COS
RSH

Lean Gas

on spec for:
GSU
AdvAmine
HySWEET
COSWEET
SweetSulf

Sprex
SprexCO2

HS, CO, RSH, COS,

Total Sulfur, water,
HC dewpoint

GDU
Mol. Sieve
TEG
Drizo

DPCU

Sulfrex - C3
Sulfrex - C4
Sulfrex - C5+

Regen. Gas

HySWEET

Acid Gas
(CO, HS)

Vent to Atm.

on spec
CO

RSH

AGE
MDEAmax

HS

TGT
SultimateTM
SmartSulfT

Claus
Acid Gas
Reinjection

Incineration

Sulfur on spec

Propietary technoloy licensed by PROSERNAT

Open market technology offered by PROSERNAT
Propietary technology licensed by AXENS, PROSERNATs sister company
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Fundaments of AdvaSulf

TECHNOLOGIES

CATALYSTS

EXPERTISE

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AdvaSulf for all applications

SWEET GAS

SULPHUR BLOCK

Gas
Sweetening

Gas Field

RAW
GAS

MANAGEMENT

Applications
Acid Gas
Enrichment

ACID
GASES

Claus

SOUR
WATERS

Incinerator

Amine
Regeneration

Refinery
Applications

Tail Gas
Treatment

Sulphur
Degassing
Sour Water
Stripper

TREATED
WATER

Granulation
& Bagging

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Steam
Management

Sulphur Block Design

Key Features of PROSERNAT Design for complete
sulphur Block
Knowledge of refining processes : Internally and externally
thanks to close links with AXENS Licensing
High level of knowledge in amine technology thanks to the
know how of AdvAmine :
Reduction of operating issues
Tuning of amine unit to avoid impurities routing to SRU
Minimization of CAPEX and OPEX : Very High loading of amine

Taylor made designs to fit with all flexibility requirements

Complete integration of regulation control loops of the overall
Sulphur Block to ensure smooth operation of Sulphur
Recovery Units in case of upset in upstream Amine and Sour
Water Stripper Units
For our Customer : Global handling of HS released
streams from refining units. Only one interface to treat all
sour effluents from the refinery
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*: Sulphur Recovery Yield

> 99.9% *

95%*

99.5%*

Claus

SmartSulf

Sultimate

Cost Index: 100

Cost Index: 115

Cost Index: 200

Tail Gas Treatment portfolio

A Technology suitable for each level of recovery
For each level of Sulphur Recovery : its adapted process
Minimization of Investment by selection of the Process the most fitted with
recovery requirement
Very high sulphur recovery performances : More than 99.95% with
Sultimate Process
Compliance with the most stringent international emission standards
Special design for small size Sulphur Recovery, to minimize
investment and maximize reliability and efficiency
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*: Sulphur Recovery Yield

> 99.9% *

95%*

99.5%*

Claus

SmartSulf

Sultimate

Cost Index: 100

Cost Index: 115

Cost Index: 200

Tail Gas Treatment portfolio

A Technology suitable for each level of recovery
For each level of Sulphur Recovery : its adapted process
Minimization of Investment by selection of the Process the most fitted with
recovery requirement
Very high sulphur recovery performances : More than 99.95% with
Sultimate Process
Compliance with the most stringent international emission standards
Special design for small size Sulphur Recovery, to minimize
investment and maximize reliability and efficiency
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Claus Process: PROSERNAT design features

35 references Worldwide since 1957. Design suitable for Gas Plants, Refineries,
Upgraders, Biogaz, Shale
Total aggregate production: 30 000 TPD; capacity up to 2 200 TPD per train.

Modified Claus Process with 98% sulphur recovery

Special High Ammonia content design
Oxygen Enrichment for debottlenecking
Cofiring of Acid Gas with proprietary burners

Handling of lean acid gas with RSH, COS & BTX down to 20% HS
Turndown Ratio down to 10%
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AdvaSulf for Gas Field

7

% HS in Acid Gas

Acid Gas
free of BTX,
RSH

Catalytic
Oxydation + TGTU
or SweetSulf

Acid Gas
with
RSH

Hydrogenation RSH
+ Catalytic
Oxydation
+ TGTU

Acid Gas
with
BTX

Activ. Carbo. Adso.

Combust./Crackin
+ Catalytic Oxydation
+ TGTU

50

100 %

Preheating
AG By-pass
Co-firing
Enrichment
+ Claus + TGTU

Claus
+
TGTU

Preheating
Co-firing
Enrichment
+ Claus + TGTU

Claus
+
TGTU

Co-firing
Enrichment
Activ. Carb. Adso.
+ Claus + TGTU

Claus
+
TGTU

For each Acid Gas Composition:

A suitable solution, for reliable operation

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Cofiring Technology for Lean Acid Gas

CO2
H2S
MDEA
Regenerator

Acid Gas from

GSU

MDEA
Contactor

Claus

Acid Gas Enrichment Unit

(AGE)

TGT

Incinerator

Liquid
Sulfur

Sulfur Recovery Unit

(SRU)

Possibility for treatment of lean acid gases at SRU inlet: below

50 % of H2S
AGE could be used to increase H2S content: High OPEX and
CAPEX
PROSERNAT propose cofiring instead of AGE to overcome flame
stability issues.
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Cofiring Technology for Lean Acid Gas

CO2
H2S
MDEA
Regenerator

Acid Gas from

GSU

MDEA
Contactor

Claus

Acid Gas Enrichment Unit

(AGE)

TGT

Incinerator

Liquid
Sulfur

Sulfur Recovery Unit

(SRU)

The key features of cofiring technology are:

Excellent burning of Acid Gas Feed and Fuel Gas with
PROSERNAT proprietary burner
Complete destruction of BTX and mercaptans
No sulphur losses in AGE: all sulphur species are routed to SRU
No heating requirement compared to AGE: Low OPEX
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Cofiring: PROSERNAT Burner technology

Conventional cofiring technology

PROSERNAT cofiring technology

The burner makes a single and compact

flame

The additional fuel gas is supplied

peripherally and injected in the air

The additional fuel gas is often supplied

in the center of the burner and injected in
the acid gas

The acid gas is supplied through a

double impulse acid gas injector

The fuel gas combustion is carried out

under sub-stoechiometric conditions
causing :

Staged combustion which fits with the

Claus combustion / reaction kinetics
First stage : fuel-gas combustion in air
excess

Unburnt HC ,

Second stage : H2S Combustion

Soot emissions

Third stage : Claus reaction (H2S + SO2)

COS/CS2 increase
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Cofiring References
Acid Gas
H2S content
inlet SRU

Company

Location

Country

SRU Total
Capacity (T/D)

LUKOIL

PERM

RUSSIA

11

28%

TOTAL

KHARYAGA

RUSSIA

16

49%

AGIP

SOUTH PARS
4&5

IRAN

440

26%

TOTAL

SOUTH PARS
2&3

IRAN

440

26%

NIOC

SOUTH PARS 1

IRAN

220

36%

EAP

LACQ US 11

FRANCE

600

37% to 60%

QGPC

UMM SAID

QATAR

285

26%

QAPCO

UMM SAID

QATAR

193

36%

SNEA

LACQ 7

FRANCE

400

37%

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Perm NefteGazPererabotka (Russia)

Modular Units : Sulphur Recovery
Status : Engineering phase
Transportation: Sea/River/Rail/Road
Customer : Lukoil-Chernomorye
End User : Lukoil-PermNefteGazPererabotka
PROSERNATs scope : Modular Claus Unit supply
Capacity : 10.5 T S/d
Sulfur recovery : 96 %

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24 Modules: 18 x 3.4 x 3.5m, 30t maxi

Kharyaga Field, Russia - 2013

Gas Sweetening & Sulphur Recovery
Status : Delivered
Customer : Globalstroy-Engineering
End User : TOTAL EP Russia

PROSERNATs scope : Modular Amine and Claus Units for

associated gas
Amine Capacity : 0,7 x 10m / d
Claus Unit Capacity: 16 T S/d

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*: Sulphur Recovery Yield

> 99.9% *

95%*

99.5%*

Claus

SmartSulfTM

SultimateTM

Cost Index: 100

Cost Index: 115

Cost Index: 200

Tail Gas Treatment portfolio

A Technology suitable for each level of recovery
For each level of Sulphur Recovery : its adapted process
Minimization of Investment by selection of the Process the most fitted with
recovery requirement
Very high sulphur recovery performances : More than 99.95% with
Sultimate Process
Compliance with the most stringent international emission standards
Special design for small size Sulphur Recovery, to minimize
investment and maximize reliability and efficiency
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SmartSulf Process
Key Features :
Sulphur Recovery: 99.5 %
Cyclic sub-dewpoint process
Complete destruction of COS and CS2
Very Low CAPEX: about 15% higher than Claus Unit
Very high reliability : less equipments and fully automatic process

Smallest footprint process in the market.

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SmartSulf Process

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SmartSulf Process
16 TPD, NYNAS, Sweden

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SmartSulf Process
80 TPD, PEMEX, Mexico

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*: Sulphur Recovery Yield

> 99.9% *

95%*

99.5%*

Claus

SmartSulfTM

SultimateTM

Cost Index: 100

Cost Index: 115

Cost Index: 200

Tail Gas Treatment portfolio

A Technology suitable for each level of recovery
For each level of Sulphur Recovery : its adapted process
Minimization of Investment by selection of the Process the most fitted with
recovery requirement
Very high sulphur recovery performances : More than 99.95% with
Sultimate Process
Compliance with the most stringent international emission standards
Special design for small size Sulphur Recovery, to minimize
investment and maximize reliability and efficiency
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Sultimate Process
Key Features :
Sulphur Recovery: 99.9+%
Amine based process
AXENS Low Temperature catalyst: no inline burner (100 Refs)
PROSERNAT Amine Expertise for high selectivity (50 Refs)
High Absorber Perf.: < 10 ppmv HS

Open market chemicals or proprietary for very tight specifications only.

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Campana Refinery (Argentina)

Status : Engineering phase
Customer & End User : AXION Energy
PROSERNATs scope : Modular supply of Fuel Gas Treating Unit, Amine
Regeneration Unit, double stage Sour Water Stripper Unit, Claus Unit, Tail
Gas treatment Unit (amine based SultimateTM process)
Capacity : 30 T S/d
Sulfur recovery : 99.9 %
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Nizhnekamsk Refinery, Russia - 2013

Status: In EPC phase
Customer: KNM Process system
End User: TAIF-NK
PROSERNATs scope: Basic Design and proprietary equipment
supply
Capacity: 400 Tons per day
Sulphur Recovery: 99.9 %
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Bathinda Refinery - HMEL (India)

Status : Start-up May 2012
Customer : KSS / EIL
End User : HMEL
PROSERNATs scope : Basic Process Design, Detail Eng. Assistance,
Erection supervision, Comm. and Start-up,
Capacity : 2 x 300 T/day
Sulfur Recovery: 99.9%

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Algiers Refinery (Algeria)

Status : Engineering phase
Customer : Technip
End User : Sonatrach
PROSERNATs scope : Detailed Design + Equipment supply + Erection
supervision + Assistance to Start-up for Claus and Sultimate
Capacity : 7 T S/d
Sulfur recovery : 99.9 %

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SmartSulf
in
Direct Oxydation configuration

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SmartSulf Process: One stage direct oxydation

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SmartSulf Process: Two stages direct oxydation

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Direct Oxydation SmartSulf Process

Key Features :
The SmartSulf Catalytic Oxidation process can be applied in:
Single Reactor configuration for a typical 90% sulphur recovery
Two Reactors configuration for a typical 99.5% sulphur recovery
The Gas can be treated at low pressure or up to typically 80 bar
Typical applications are desulfurization of Light Hydrocarbon streams,
biogas, Shale gas, Gasification Gas, with H2S content up to 15% mol.
Because the process is dry, with no hot points, it is particularly suitable for
offshore applications on barge or platforms.
Due to its simplicity the availability proved to be continuously very high (1st
plant operating since 1993)
Low maintenance cost
Very low operating cost
Fully automatic operation

No by-products

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SmartSulf References
3 TPD, Pernhofen, Austria, 1993 (Direct Oxydation configuration)

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SmartSulf References
8 TPD, Naju, Korea, 1993 (Direct Oxydation configuration)

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SweetSulf Process
Key Features:
Selective HS removal with direct conversion into solid elemental sulphur

No conversion limitation: very High performances

High pressure filtration: No foaming, no risk of plugging
CAPEX and total costs can be 20 to 50 % lower than for conventional
processes (amine & Claus) for feed

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Our Flexibility in Project Execution

Bathinda
Refinery
(India)

Nizhnekamsk
Refinery
(Russia)

Algiers
Refinery
(Algeria)

Kharyaga
Field
(Russia)

Detailed Engineering

Client

Client

Procurement itemized
equipments

Client

Procurement Bulk

Client

Client

Client

Skid Assembly

Client

Client

Client

Process Check

Supervision

Supervision

Supervision

Assistance

Assistance

Assistance

Assistance

PROSERNAT
Scope of Work

Basic Engineering

Installation

Start-up

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PROSERNAT Last SRU References

Project

Application

Country

Capacity

Customer

End User

Process

PN scope

Ancap

Refinery

Uruguay

34 T/D

Ancap

Ancap

Claus +
Clauspol (TGTU)

Basic Package

Barrancabermeja

Refinery

Colombia

110 T/D

Ecopetrol

Ecopetrol

Clauspol (TGTU)

Supply of modular
unit

Bathinda

Refinery

India

2 x 300 T/D

HMEL
HPCL+MITAL

HPCL

San Joaquin

CO2
Reinjection

Venezuela

2 x 0.6 T/D

PDVSA

PDVSA

Kharyaga

Oil Field

Russia

12 T/D

Globalstroy
Engineering

Total

Atyrau

Refinery

Kazakhstan 2 x 29 T/D

ONHP

ANPZ

Soto

CO2
Reinjection

Venezuela

2 x 0.2 T/D

PDVSA

PDVSA

Otradnenskii

Gas Field

Russia

15 T/D

Rusgas
Engineering

Rosneft

Algiers

Refinery

Algeria

7 T/D

Technip

Sonatrach

Claus + Sultimate
(TGTU)

Detail Eng +
Supply of Eqts

Nizhnekamsk

Refinery

Russia

390 T/D

KNM Process
System

TAIF-NK

SWS + ARU + Claus +

Sultimate (TGTU)

Basic Eng +
Supply of Eqts

Gabon

Refinery

Gabon

50 T/D

Samsung
C&T

Samsung
C&T

Claus + Sultimate
(TGTU)

Basic Package

Perm NGP

Gas Field

Russia

14 T/D

Lukoil

Lukoil

Claus

Supply of modular
unit

Campana

Refinery

Argentina

30 T/D

Axion Energy

Axion Energy

SWS + ARU + Claus +

Sultimate (TGTU)

Supply of modular
unit

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Claus +
Sultimate (TGTU)
SweetSulf
(REDOX process)
MDEAmax (Amine
Sweetening) + Claus
SWS + ARU + Claus +
Sultimate (TGTU)
SweetSulf
(REDOX process)
Claus +
Sulfreen (TGTU)

Basic Package
Basic Package
Supply of modular
unit
Basic Package
Basic Package
Basic Package

Troubleshooting Activities
Thanks to a very high level of expertise in Sulphur Recovery,
PROSERNAT has many times helped customers to improve
operation of their Sulphur Blocks(Corrosion reduction, Stabilization of
operation, Improvement of control system)
The basis of such troubleshooting activities is:
Site survey by PROSERNAT experts with forced runs of the Units
Analysis and redaction of an operational reports containing
recommendations to improve reliability and operation of the Unit

Examples of current customers for troubleshooting activities :

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Content of the study

Thanks to a very high level of expertise in Sulphur Recovery,
PROSERNAT has many times helped customers to improve
operation of their Sulphur Blocks (Amine Units, Sour water Stripper
Units, Claus Units, Tail Gas Treatment Units, Sulphur Degassing,
Incineration, Granulation)
The main topics of such studies could be:
Stabilization of operation
Improvement of recovery yield / reduction of emissions
Improvement of Unit availability / On stream factor
Debottlenecking report

Chemical consumption reduction

Catalyst
Corrosion issues review

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Protocole and benefits

The basis of such troubleshooting activities is:
Study in PROSERNAT offices of the unit design documentation
Site survey by PROSERNAT experts with forced runs of the Units
Analysis and redaction of an operational reports containing
recommendations to improve reliability and operation of the Unit

The main benefits to customers are:

Full diagnostic of your sulphur block by a first class licensor
Clear picture of necessary modification on the Unit
Possibility to contract PROSERNAT for further basic and detail
engineering, as well as procurement activities

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Example of a recent success

Description of the operating issue
The SRU is installed in a chemical plant receiving large amount of
H2S in batch mode
Typical issues faced in operation where:
High fluctuations of H2S to SO2 ratio linked to a bad control of air inlet
flowrate
Reduced performances with environmental issues
Corrosion of downstream Tail Gas Treatment Unit

In 2010, PROSERNAT had been awarded for the

troubleshooting activities of such SRU with objective to
solve these major operating issues

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Example of a recent success

The main steps of the study where:
Step 1: Technical audit of the operating SRU on site, with trend
records
Step 2: Redaction of a report with recommendation containing
A new calculation formulae for air inlet flowrate control
Some new specifications for feedstock flowrate control valves.
Other recommendations to solve day to day operating issues (Vibrations,
Instrument blanketing,)

Step 3: Integration of these recommendations by our Client in the

Plant,
Step 4: New site survey which had concluded to the complete
success of these modifications to solve the problem
Step 5: Award of PROSERNAT, with no competition, for the
basic engineering, and detail engineering follow-up of the
debottlenecking of this SRU for environmental performance
increase
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Contact us
PROSERNAT
Tour Franklin, 100/101 Terrasse Boieldieu, 92800 Puteaux - FRANCE
Tel: + 33 (0)1.47.67.20.00 Fax: + 33 (0)1.47.67.20.07
Email: sales@PROSERNAT.com
PROSERNAT (M) Sdn Bhd (formerly known as KPN Gas Technology Sdn Bhd)
KUALA LUMPUR Gwendal Bourhis, Chief Executive Officer
Office: +60 (0)3 2202 6400 - Mobile: +601 2771 0049 - Fax: +60 (0)3 2202 6411
Email: sales.asia@PROSERNAT.com
Representative Office for Russian Federation & CIS
MOSCOW Maxime Toukai, Business Development Manager - Mobile: + 7 916 198 71 47
Email: mtoukai@PROSERNAT.com
Representative Office for Middle East
Gaurav Chakraborty, Business Development Manager
Email : gchakraborty@PROSERNAT.com
Representative Office for Brazil
RIO Hadrien Zerah, Sales Engineer
Tel : +55 21 9 9418 6093
Email : hzerah@PROSERNAT.com
Representative Office for China
BEIJING Heurtey Petrochem Technology Ltd.
Tel : +86 (10) 84298068
Email : sales@PROSERNAT.com

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