Chevron Nigeria and NNPC Award KBR and Partners EPC Contract for Gas to Liquids Plant in Escravos, Nigeria; $1.7B EPC Award Marks KBR's First GTL EPC Project.HOUSTON -- The joint venture team of KBR, the engineering and construction subsidiary of Halliburton (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :HAL), Snamprogetti, the engineering and main contracting company of Italy's Eni, and JGC of Japan has been awarded the engineering, procurement and construction  The introduction to this article is vague. To comply with Wikipedia's guidelines, it should be improved. (EPC) contract for the Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL)/Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC NNPC Nigerian National Petroleum CorporationNNPC Nigerian National Petroleum Company ) gas to liquids (GTL) facility in Escravos, Nigeria. The Escravos site is located approximately 100 kilometers southeast of Lagos. NNPC holds 25 percent equity in the Escravos plant with CNL, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ChevronTexaco, holding the remaining 75 percent. The Escravos facility will use a leading application of GTL technology; Sasol's state of the art Sasol Slurry Phase Distillate dis·til·late n. A liquid condensed from vapor in distillation. distillate a product of distillation. (SPD (Serial Presence Detect) The method used by DIMM memory modules to communicate their capacity and features to the computer. Data such as manufacturer, size, speed, voltage and row and column addresses are stored in an EEPROM chip on the module. )(TM) process which consists of Haldor Topsoe's proprietary Autothermal reforming, Sasol's proprietary Fischer-Tropsch technology and ChevronTexaco's proprietary ISOCRACKING(TM) process. The Escravos GTL facility will provide significant environmental benefits by converting natural gas to produce ultra clean GTL diesel. The plant will have an output of 34,000 barrels per day Barrels per day (abbreviated BPD, bbl/d, bpd, bd or b/d) is a measurement used to describe the amount of crude oil (measured in barrels) produced or consumed by an entity in one day. of GTL diesel, naphtha naphtha (năp`thə, năf`–), term usually restricted to a class of colorless, volatile, flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixtures. and liquefied petroleum gas liquefied petroleum gas or LPG, mixture of gases, chiefly propane and butane, produced commercially from petroleum and stored under pressure to keep it in a liquid state. for export. The completion of the Escravos plant will add Nigeria to the list of countries leading the industry in implementation of GTL production facilities. "This is KBR's first EPC project for a GTL facility, and we look forward to bringing our world-class engineering, procurement and construction expertise to a technology that could create an entire paradigm shift throughout the petroleum industry," said Andy Lane, COO of Halliburton. "In addition, we believe the award of this Escravos GTL project is a significant step in building a long-term relationship with ChevronTexaco and continuing KBR's long history of successfully constructing major projects in Nigeria and providing sustainable employment." The EPC contract is valued at $1.7 billion. The KBR/Snamprogetti/JGC joint venture's Project Directorate will be located in KBR's offices in Houston, Texas. KBR is a global engineering, construction, technology and services company. Whether designing an LNG facility, serving as a defense industry contractor, or providing small capital construction, KBR delivers world-class service and performance. KBR employs more than 60,000 people in 43 countries around the world. Halliburton, founded in 1919, is one of the world's largest providers of products and services to the petroleum and energy industries. The company serves its customers with a broad range of products and services through its Energy Services and Engineering and Construction Groups. The company's World Wide Web site can be accessed at www.halliburton.com. |
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