PASADENA, Calif., April 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs Engineering
Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) announced today it was awarded a contract
from BP Raffinaderij Rotterdam B.V. to provide engineering and
procurement services, as well as engineering assistance during
construction, commissioning and startup for a major shutdown of the
fluid catalytic cracker unit (FCCU) at the Rotterdam Refinery in
The Netherlands.
Officials did not disclose the contract value however they noted
that the Jacobs' BP Program task force in Leiden, The Netherlands and Mumbai, India are executing the FCCU shutdown
as part of an ongoing program portfolio, supported by a site-based
team.
The 400,000 bpd Rotterdam
refining facility, which is Europe's second largest, is an important part
of BP's production capacity. Jacobs is currently executing a
multi-year program of micro, mid-sized and large projects at the
refinery. For the FCCU shutdown, Jacobs' scope of work involves
replacement of the end-of-life power recovery train and regenerator
ballistic separator and cyclones.
In making the announcement, Jacobs Group Vice President
Robert Matha stated, "We have a
successful collaboration with BP at the Rotterdam Refinery and we
are enthusiastic to now include the FCCU shutdown in our current
portfolio of work."
Jacobs is one of the world's largest and most diverse providers
of technical, professional, and construction services.
Statements made in this release that are not based on historical
fact are forward-looking statements. We base these forward-looking
statements on management's current estimates and expectations as
well as currently available competitive, financial and economic
data. Forward-looking statements, however, are inherently
uncertain. There are a variety of factors that could cause business
results to differ materially from our forward-looking
statements. For a description of some of the factors which may
occur that could cause actual results to differ from our
forward-looking statements please refer to our 2011 Form 10-K, and
in particular the discussions contained under Items 1 - Business,
1A - Risk Factors, 3 - Legal Proceedings, and 7 - Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations. We do not undertake to update any forward-looking
statements made herein.
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