8 August 2017
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Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today
that it was awarded
an engineering, procurement and construction management
(EPCM) contract by
PETRONAS Refinery and Petrochemical Corporation Sdn. Bhd.
for an isononanol plant located in Pengerang, Johor, Malaysia.
Fluor will book the undisclosed contract value
in the third quarter of 2017.
The project is part of PETRONAS’s
Refinery and Petrochemical Integrated Development (RAPID) project
and the mammoth $27 billion Pengerang Integrated Complex development.
Fluor, in a consortium with Technip, is serving
* as the program management consultant for the RAPID project,
* as well as the EPCM contractor
for the utilities, interconnecting and offsites scope.
The facility will produce 250,000 tons per year of isononanol,
which is a key chemical building block in plasticizers
used in the automotive and building industries.
Facility start-up is expected in 2019.
President of Fluor’s energy and chemicals business
for the Asia-Pacific region
“This award is a testament to the strong partnership
we have with PETRONAS,”
“We will use our experience and best practices
gained from completing other isononanol facilities
on time and on budget to deliver this project with excellence.”
Fluor Corporation
Media Relations
Brian Mershon, 469-398-7621
or
Brett Turner, 864-281-6976
or
Investor Relations
Geoff Telfer, 469-398-7070
or
Jason Landkamer, 469-398-7222
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