The paper presents an absorption-based method to treat associated petroleum gas (APG) using the mono-ethanolamine (MEA) as an absorbent. Involving oiler’s specific data in the southern regions of Russia, an APG treating unit has been developed to take out hydrogen sulfide. The extracted hydrogen sulfide can be used to obtain elemental sulfur. The development object is a treating APG unit.The work objective was to develop an absorber for APG treating to take out hydrogen sulfide by means of regenerated MEA aqueous solution. The work was aimed at reducing environmental pollution when using associated petroleum gas as an energy utility.A plate-shaped absorber model was used. In this design, the liquid enters the upper plate, moves horizontally along the plates, from the overflow from the overlying one towards the overflow to the underlying one, and outlets through the lower part of the absorber.The paper offers an option of the unit for APG treating for removing hydrogen sulfide with the elemental sulfur further produced by the Claus process to solve this problem through using APG as an industrial and domestic gas.The work has involved a complete calculation of the two-component absorption process, a design calculation of the plate-shaped absorber, in particular, determination of the cowl wall thickness, a fitting selection, a calculation of the foundation bolts taking into account the wind load on the absorption column, a rationale for the option chosen, and a calculation of the complete desorption process.In entering the desorber, the absorbent undergoes a single liquid and vapour phase evaporation. To calculate a mole fraction of the stripping initial absorbent, as well as phase compositions, is used a Tregubov method.