Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) today announced that it has been selected
by Shell SA Energy and BP Southern Africa to provide engineering,
design, procurement and construction management services for a clean
fuels project at their jointly owned SAPREF crude oil refinery in
Durban, South Africa. The contract value was not disclosed.
The SAPREF LION (Large Increase in Octane Number) project will provide
new clean fuels capabilities to meet South African requirements by
January 1, 2006. The fuel produced will have a zero lead and reduced
sulphur content.
Fluor's services include project management, basic and detail
engineering, procurement, construction management and commissioning of
the project. The project will be executed out of Fluor's offices in
Johannesburg, South Africa; Haarlem, the Netherlands and Gliwice, Poland.
"On completion of the LION project, SAPREF will have increased
significantly their supply of lead-free petrol to the market and will
meet European legislative requirements for sulphur content," said
Tjalling Terpstra, project manager, SAPREF. "The LION project will make
an important contribution to a cleaner environment."
"Fluor values its relationship with SAPREF that has been established
over many years," said Jeff Faulk, Fluor's group executive of Oil, Gas &
Power. "Fluor's previous experience at the refinery, in-country
expertise and international execution of other clean fuels projects will
provide maximum benefit to SAPREF."
The SAPREF refinery is the largest crude oil refinery in South Africa
consisting of a fuels refinery as well as a base oil refinery.
Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) provides services on a global basis in the
fields of engineering, procurement, construction, operations,
maintenance and project management. Headquartered in Aliso Viejo,
Calif., Fluor is a FORTUNE 500 company with revenues of nearly $9
billion in 2003. For more information, visit www.fluor.com.
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