KBR Awarded Development Contract for Araromi Refinery Project by FPR, Inc.
June 01 2010 - 4:05PM
Business Wire
KBR (NYSE: KBR) announced today that it has been awarded a
contract by Houston-based FPR Inc. to provide Design and Early
Engineering Services for the development of the Araromi Refinery
Project in the OK Free Trade Zone (OKFTZ) in Nigeria.
KBR will execute the Design and Early Engineering Services for a
low complexity 160,000 barrels per day Greenfield refinery and
marine facility estimated in excess of US$3 billion. The refinery
will produce motor gasoline, automotive gas oil, kerosene and jet
fuel. This work will be executed primarily in the Republic of South
Africa and the United States.
This award marks the first contract awarded under a Memorandum
of Agreement (MOA) under which the two firms anticipate executing
various phases of the project which include EPC-GM and Operation
and Maintenance. The Araromi Refinery Project will be developed in
phases, with an ultimate capacity of 320,000 barrels per day with a
full petrochemical complex.
Pursuant to FPR's mission, the refinery will enhance the social
and economic development of the host country.
“We are proud to partner with FPR, Inc. and assist in the
development of the Araromi Refinery Project, a refinery that is
anticipated to have a positive impact on the Nigerian market,” said
John Quinn, President, KBR Downstream. “This award demonstrates
KBR’s commitment to Africa and allows us to enhance an already
robust portfolio of refinery design, engineering and construction
in the region.”
KBR is a global engineering, construction and services company
supporting the energy, hydrocarbon, government services, minerals,
civil infrastructure, power and industrial markets. For more
information, visit www.kbr.com.
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