23 November 2015
DETAILS
today announced a joint venture between
CB&I and CTCI Corporation, Taiwan,
has received a notice of intention of award
valued at approximately $2.8 billion
from
Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries Company (Orpic)
to provide engineering, procurement and construction
for cracker Package 1, which includes
* the steam cracker and
* associated utilities
for the Liwa Plastics Industrial Complex Project
in Sohar, Oman.
The scope of work includes
* EPC for a grassroots 880-ktpa ethylene plant,
pygas unit and MTBE unit, as well as
* all the related off-sites and utilities.
CB&I's scope of work also includes
* the construction of cryogenic and atmospheric storage tanks
and pipe spool fabrication.
As previously announced, the cracker will employ
CB&I's latest, proven ethylene technology,
including highly selective SRT® cracking heaters,
and its innovative recovery section design,
featuring low-pressure separation and mixed refrigeration.
CB&I's President and Chief Executive Officer
"CB&I is pleased to have been selected
for this significant project following the successful completion of
the front end engineering and design
of the Liwa Plastics Project for Orpic,"
"This new award builds upon the successful relationship
between Orpic and CB&I and
is a testament of our customer's confidence
in our experience and world-class project execution capabilities."
SOURCE CB&I
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