Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that it was awarded a
contract by North West Redwater Partnership to provide front-end
engineering and design (FEED) services for a new refinery project in
Alberta, Canada. Fluor booked the undisclosed contract value in the
third quarter of 2011.
Under the contract, Fluor will be responsible for two sections of the
refinery that will upgrade bitumen, separating components and removing
impurities, and will also re-evaluate the FEED deliverables based on a
revised crude slate.
"The Redwater bitumen refinery will feature state-of-the-art controls to
minimize its environmental footprint while providing much needed
additional energy resources for North America,” said Peter Oosterveer,
president of Fluor’s Energy & Chemicals Group. "Fluor looks forward to
providing FEED services to the North West Redwater Partnership as the
important Canadian energy sector continues to expand.”
The North West Redwater Partnership is a joint venture between North
West Upgrading, Inc. and Canadian Natural Resources Limited.
The Redwater refinery, which will be located north of Edmonton, will use
oil sands bitumen to produce diesel, diluent, naphtha and other related
products. The refinery will incorporate gasification and carbon capture
and storage to reduce its environmental impact.
The engineering project will be executed by Fluor’s offices in Calgary,
Houston and New Delhi.
About Fluor Corporation
Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) designs, builds and maintains many of the
world's most challenging and complex projects. Through its global
network of offices on six continents, the company provides comprehensive
capabilities and world-class expertise in the fields of engineering,
procurement, construction, commissioning, operations, maintenance and
project management. Headquartered in Irving, Texas, Fluor is a FORTUNE
200 company and had revenue of $20.8 billion in 2010. For more
information, visit www.fluor.com.
