Foster Wheeler Awarded Contract by Saras for Refinery Revamp in Italy
March 19 2008 - 9:30AM
Business Wire
Foster Wheeler Ltd. (Nasdaq: FWLT) announced today that Milan-based
Foster Wheeler Italiana S.p.A., part of its Global Engineering and
Construction Group, has been awarded an engineering, procurement,
and construction management contract by Saras S.p.A. for the revamp
of the mild hydrocracking unit at the Sarroch refinery in Sardinia,
Italy. This project is part of an important refinery upgrade. The
terms of the contract, which will be included in Foster Wheeler�s
first-quarter 2008 bookings, were not disclosed. This award follows
the successful completion by Foster Wheeler of the front-end
engineering design for the mild hydrocracker revamp and the
procurement of major items. The revamp�s objectives are the upgrade
of the mild hydrocracker�s capacity, performance and conversion,
while achieving a longer catalyst life duration. The revamp
includes major modification to the reaction section, including
installation of a new pretreat reactor, as well as upgrading the
gas compression circuit and installing a new high-pressure amine
wash section. �We are very pleased to be awarded this revamp
project by Saras,� said Marco Moresco, chief executive officer,
Foster Wheeler Italiana S.p.A. �We have been working with Saras for
a number of years at this refinery. We have an alliance-type frame
agreement with Saras under which we undertake work at this refinery
and, under this agreement, we have developed a strong, successful
and cooperative working relationship with our client.� �The
upgrading of our refinery at Sarroch, one of Europe�s largest and
most complex refineries, is proceeding at a fast pace,� said Dario
Scaffardi, general manager, Saras S.p.A. �This latest award to
Foster Wheeler demonstrates our continued satisfaction with its
professionalism and expertise and our confidence in its ability to
maintain a successful relationship with Saras.� Foster Wheeler Ltd.
is a global company offering, through its subsidiaries, a broad
range of engineering, procurement, construction, manufacturing,
project development and management, research and plant operation
services. Foster Wheeler serves the upstream oil and gas, LNG and
gas-to-liquids, refining, petrochemicals, chemicals, power,
pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and healthcare industries. The
company is based in Hamilton, Bermuda, and its operational
headquarters are in Clinton, New Jersey, USA. For more information
about Foster Wheeler, please visit our Web site at www.fwc.com.
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