JEDDAH: KBR announced that it received an award from Hydrocarbon Processing for its work on the Sadara Chemical Project in Saudi Arabia.
The award was presented during the recent sixth annual International Refining and Petrochemical Conference in Abu Dhabi.
The Sadara Chemical joint venture won the top petrochemical project by Hydrocarbon Processingreaders through an online survey last year and was selected for its impact on the global petrochemical industry.
KBR has been actively involved with this project since its inception in 2007 and has executed the project feasibility and pre-FEED for the entire complex, as well as the FEED scopes of several major assets.
KBR is also a licensor of its Aniline technology for the project. KBR is currently the project management contractor (PMC) and has about 700 specialized personnel at the Jubail site, where the company has achieved an impressive OSHA Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIFR) of 0.03 and zero incidents since 2009.
This is an outstanding result for such a mega-project in the Region.
“KBR is honored to receive this award and commends Sadara for being recognized for its outstanding work in developing the project,” said Jay Ibrahim, KBR president of Engineering & Construction — Middle East North Africa.
“KBR will continue its long-standing partnership with Sadara throughout the upcoming commissioning and operations phases of the project as Sadara’s ‘Engineering Contractor of Choice,” he was quoted as saying in a press release.
The Sadara Chemical Project is currently in the construction phase for what will be the world’s largest chemical complex ever built in a single phase.
With 26 integrated world-scale manufacturing plants that will produce more than three million tons of products every year, it is anticipated that Sadara will become a Fortune 500 company within the first year of full operation.
KBR receives award for its integral role on Sadara Chemical Project
