HOUSTON, April 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Dresser-Rand Group Inc. ("Dresser-Rand") (NYSE: DRC) announced today that it has received an order from Valero Energy Corporation's joint venture company, Diamond Green Diesel, LLC, to supply the critical rotating equipment for a new unit that will produce "renewable diesel fuel."  

This project will be the first full-scale application of its kind in the U.S. to use an innovative hydroprocessing process from Honeywell's UOP known as the UOP/Eni Ecofining™ process to convert recycled animal fats, recycled cooking oils and other feedstocks into high-quality green diesel fuel. The feedstock for the plant will be supplied by the other joint venture partner, Darling International, Inc., America's leading provider of rendering, recycling and recovery solutions to the nation's food industry.

"Our support of this innovative process technology further demonstrates Dresser-Rand's ability to supply the emerging environmental solutions markets with our existing technology platforms and products," said Jim Heid, Dresser-Rand's vice president, Business Solutions.  "This is a unique project for many reasons including that it's a renewable fuels project and is the first of its kind. Diamond Green Diesel is very excited about this project and saw Dresser-Rand as the best supplier to work with on a new technology."

The plant will be located in Norco, LA near Valero's St. Charles refinery site and is expected to produce approximately 137 million gallons per year of "renewable diesel fuel," which is considered a second generation fuel.  Dresser-Rand will supply critical rotating equipment for this project including two reciprocating compressors, a DATUM centrifugal compressor and controls system.  

About Valero

Valero Energy Corporation is an international manufacturer and marketer of transportation fuels, other petrochemical products and power. Its assets include 14 petroleum refineries with a combined throughput capacity of approximately 2.6 million barrels per day, 10 ethanol plants with a combined production capacity of 1.1 billion gallons per year, and a 50-megawatt wind farm. Valero is also one of the largest retail operators with approximately 5,800 retail and branded wholesale outlets in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean under the Valero, Diamond Shamrock, Shamrock, Ultramar and Beacon brands. Based in San Antonio, Valero is a Fortune 500 company with approximately 20,000 employees. Please visit www.valero.com   for more information.

About Dresser-Rand

Dresser-Rand is among the largest suppliers of rotating equipment solutions to the worldwide oil, gas, petrochemical, and process industries.  Dresser-Rand operates manufacturing facilities in the United States, France, United Kingdom, Germany, Norway, India, and China, and maintains a network of 39 service and support centers covering more than 140 countries.  Dresser-Rand has principal offices in Houston, Texas, and Paris, France.  For more information, visit www.dresser-rand.com.

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