KBR Awarded Contracts by Refineria de Cartagena (Reficar) S.A. to Upgrade Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit
October 27 2008 - 4:05PM
Business Wire
KBR (NYSE:KBR) today announced that it has been awarded two
contracts by Refineria de Cartagena S.A. (�Reficar�) to provide
technology licensing and related services to upgrade its Cartagena
refinery�s fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) unit. Reficar is a joint
venture between Ecopetrol S. A., the national oil company of
Colombia, and Glencore International AG. KBR will provide
proprietary licensed technology as well as detailed design
engineering and procurement services for the project. Work on the
project is expected to begin immediately. �Since 1967 KBR has
partnered with the Colombian refining market, delivering solutions
in the downstream and FCC technology markets,� said John Quinn,
President, Downstream for KBR. �We look forward to once again
demonstrating our expertise in this market to successfully deliver
technology and design within a complex refinery revamp project.�
The Cartagena Refinery is located in the industrial zone of Mamonal
of the Cartagena Bay, 30 minutes to the west of the Cartagena city
on the northern coast of Colombia. Its location creates a strategic
advantage because the Refinery has access to the Gulf Coast and
Caribbean markets by the Atlantic Ocean, as well as to the center
of the country market by river through the "Canal del Dique" and by
existing pipelines. KBR is a global engineering, construction and
services company supporting the energy, petrochemicals, government
services and civil infrastructure sectors. The company offers a
wide range of services through its Upstream, Downstream,
Technology, Services, Government and Infrastructure, and Ventures
business segments. For more information, visit www.kbr.com.
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