Workforce of 12,000 reaches 60 million work hours without lost-time incident
IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fluor
Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that its joint venture team,
FDH JV, has successfully generated first steam into Kuwait National
Petroleum Company’s (KNPC) Clean Fuels Project in Kuwait.
“This significant milestone marks the completion and turnover of the
first utility units by the Fluor-led joint venture and KNPC is advancing
these units into operation with our ongoing support,” said Al
Collins, president of Fluor’s Energy & Chemicals business in Europe,
Africa and the Middle East. “The 12,000-plus craft workers at site have
been backed by joint venture project team members across three
continents, a global operation for a mega-sized project. Accomplishing
this milestone shows we are set to deliver the remaining units in the
project to support KNPC’s ambitious Clean Fuels Program.”
This project is being executed on the three KNPC-owned and operated
refineries in Kuwait. As part of the Clean Fuels Project, KNPC plans the
retirement of existing processing facilities at Shuaiba and a major
upgrade and expansion of the Mina Al Ahmadi and Mina Abdullah refineries
to integrate the refining system into one complex with full conversion
operation. The Fluor-led joint venture with Daewoo Engineering &
Construction and Hyundai Heavy Industries is responsible for
engineering, procurement and construction as well as associated
pre-commissioning and testing support for the Mina Abdullah Package 2.
After commissioning, both the Mina Abdullah and Mina Al Ahmadi
refineries will have a capacity of 800,000 barrels-per-stream day to
supply local and international demand for clean fuels meeting the most
stringent environmental requirements.
The American Society of Safety Engineers recently recognized the project
with its 2018 Gold Award in Health, Safety and Environmental Excellence.
The strong safety culture at site was achieved by active engagement at
all levels of the organization and a relentless focus on risk
identification and mitigation. This engagement has enabled the workforce
to achieve 60 million work hours without a lost-time incident.
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world by building prosperity and empowering progress. Fluor serves its
clients by designing, building and maintaining safe, well executed,
capital-efficient projects around the world. With headquarters in
Irving, Texas, Fluor ranks 153 on the Fortune 500 list with
revenue of $19.5 billion in 2017 and has more than 56,000 employees
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Fluor CorporationMedia RelationsBrian Mershon, 469-398-7621orBrett Turner, 864-281-6976orInvestor RelationsJason Landkamer, 469-398-7222orEAME Media RelationsJanet Kearns, +44 1252 292039/+44 7802 373466