HOUSTON, May 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- KBR, Inc.
(NYSE: KBR) announced today it has signed a joint venture agreement
with BIV Builders for a standalone, self-sufficient, long-term
joint venture based in Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia. The joint venture will be known as KBIV.
KBR's global experience and differentiated professional services
and project delivery, coupled with BIV Builders' cost competitive
and experienced resources, ensures that the joint venture will
deliver innovative and competitive engineering, project delivery
and asset program management solutions.
By also utilizing the services of KBR's subsidiary Granherne,
the KBIV joint venture can service the full spectrum of the
hydrocarbons life-cycle in both the Malaysian domestic market as
well as highly selective regional opportunities, from field
development planning, through engineering, to project delivery and
asset services.
"Our customers expect us to work locally and draw on our global
resources and systems to deliver innovative and technologically
superior solutions; the establishment of KBIV is our delivery
vehicle to achieve this 'think local, work global' mindset and we
are excited to be re-establishing operations in Malaysia," said Greg
Conlon - President KBR – APAC.
"KBR has a proud history operating in South East Asia for more than 50 years; the
KBIV joint venture demonstrates KBR's commitment to the region and
our recognition of the importance of being close to our customers
and partners," Conlon continued.
About KBR, Inc.
KBR is a global provider of differentiated professional services
and technologies across the asset and program life cycle within the
Government Services and Hydrocarbons sectors. KBR employs over
34,000 people worldwide (including our joint ventures), with
customers in more than 80 countries, and operations in 40
countries, across three synergistic global businesses:
- Government Services, serving government customers globally,
including capabilities that cover the full life-cycle of defense,
space, aviation and other government programs and missions from
research and development, through systems engineering, test and
evaluation, program management, to operations, maintenance, and
field logistics
- Technology & Consulting, including proprietary technology
focused on the monetization of hydrocarbons (especially natural gas
and natural gas liquids) in ethylene and petrochemicals; ammonia,
nitric acid and fertilizers; oil refining; gasification; oil and
gas consulting; integrity management; naval architecture and
proprietary hulls; and downstream consulting
- Engineering & Construction, including onshore oil and gas;
LNG (liquefaction and regasification)/GTL; oil refining;
petrochemicals; chemicals; fertilizers; differentiated EPC;
maintenance services (Brown & Root Industrial Services);
offshore oil and gas (shallow-water, deep-water, subsea); floating
solutions (FPU, FPSO, FLNG & FSRU) and program management
KBR is proud to work with its customers across the globe to
provide technology, value-added services, integrated EPC delivery
and long term operations and maintenance services to ensure
consistent delivery with predictable results. At KBR, We
Deliver.
Visit www.kbr.com
Forward Looking Statement
The statements in this press release that are not historical
statements, including statements regarding future financial
performance, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of
the federal securities laws. These statements are subject to
numerous risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the
company's control that could cause actual results to differ
materially from the results expressed or implied by the statements.
These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: the
outcome of and the publicity surrounding audits and investigations
by domestic and foreign government agencies and legislative bodies;
potential adverse proceedings by such agencies and potential
adverse results and consequences from such proceedings; the scope
and enforceability of the company's indemnities from its former
parent; changes in capital spending by the company's customers; the
company's ability to obtain contracts from existing and new
customers and perform under those contracts; structural changes in
the industries in which the company operates; escalating costs
associated with and the performance of fixed-fee projects and the
company's ability to control its cost under its contracts; claims
negotiations and contract disputes with the company's customers;
changes in the demand for or price of oil and/or natural gas;
protection of intellectual property rights; compliance with
environmental laws; changes in government regulations and
regulatory requirements; compliance with laws related to income
taxes; unsettled political conditions, war and the effects of
terrorism; foreign operations and foreign exchange rates and
controls; the development and installation of financial systems;
increased competition for employees; the ability to successfully
complete and integrate acquisitions; and operations of joint
ventures, including joint ventures that are not controlled by the
company.
KBR's most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K, any
subsequent Form 10-Qs and 8-Ks, and other Securities and Exchange
Commission filings discuss some of the important risk factors that
KBR has identified that may affect the business, results of
operations and financial condition. Except as required by law, KBR
undertakes no obligation to revise or update publicly any
forward-looking statements for any reason.
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