Project Profile
Value: Undisclosed
Location: Jubail Industrial City, Jubail Al Sharqivah, Saudi Arabia
Start-up Year: March 2012
Capacity: 100,000 tpy
The new plant will have a production capacity of 100,000 tpy of LAB which is a basic ingredient in the formulation of synthetic detergents. The first phase of the project covers the preparation and issue of an invitation to bid (ITB) for the engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCm), EPCm bid evaluations, preparation of the EPCm contract and support to Gulf Farabi during the engineering and procurement phase of the project. For the second phase, Foster Wheeler will provide support to Gulf Farabi during the construction phase, with key personnel based at site in 2010 through to 2011 when the project is scheduled for completion.
Operator:
Gulf Farabi Petrochemical Company: Operator with 100% interest
Contractors:
Foster Wheeler: PMC contract
Saudi Binladin Group: Construction contract
SNC-Lavalin Arabia, LLC: EPC contract for the plant
Uhde: EPC and management contract
UOP Saudi Arabia: Supply package