Engineering, procurement and self-perform construction services in Freeport, Texas
IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that it was awarded a
contract by The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) to execute a
significant portion of its U.S. Gulf Coast investments. Fluor’s scope
includes the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of a
propane dehydrogenation unit, an ethane cracker, and associated power,
utilities and infrastructure facility upgrades to support each unit. The
facilities will be constructed in Dow's Oyster Creek facility in
Freeport, Texas. Fluor booked the undisclosed contract value into
backlog in the first quarter of 2013.
“Fluor has had a strong and long-standing relationship with Dow,
supporting some of the industry’s most challenging and innovative
projects,” said Peter Oosterveer, president of Fluor’s Energy &
Chemicals Group. “This is a significant endeavor by Dow to process
hydrocarbons from the domestic shale formations, and we are pleased to
continue our support of their efforts.”
Fluor’s Sugar Land, Texas, office will lead the EPC and self-perform
construction phases of the project with additional support provided from
the company’s Asia Pacific operations.
About Fluor Corporation
For more than 100 years, Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) has partnered
with its clients to design, build and maintain many of the world's most
challenging and complex capital projects. Through its global network of
offices on six continents, more than 40,000 employees provide
comprehensive capabilities and world-class expertise in the fields of
engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, fabrication,
operations, maintenance and project management. Today, the company
serves a global client base in the energy, chemicals, government,
industrial, infrastructure, operations & maintenance, manufacturing &
life sciences, mining, power and transportation sectors. Headquartered
in Irving, Texas, Fluor ranks 124 on the FORTUNE 500 list and had
revenue of $27.6 billion in 2012. For more information, visit www.fluor.com.
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