Foster Wheeler AG’s Global Engineering and Construction Group was awarded a project management and consultancy (PMC) services contract by Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) for its Clean Fuels Project at the Mina Al-Ahmadi and Mina Abdullah Refineries in Kuwait.
KNPC’s Clean Fuels Project is a major upgrade and expansion of the Mina Al-Ahmadi and Mina Abdullah Refineries to increase their combined throughput by 264,000 barrels per stream day to 800,000 barrels per stream day. The objective is to increase conversion of fuel oil to higher value products in order to meet expected market demand and tighter specifications for the sulfur content of transportation fuels.
Under the contract, Foster Wheeler will manage services during the tendering phase for the main EPC contracts and of the EPC contractors through to completion of performance testing. The Clean Fuels Project is expected to be completed during Q2 2018.
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