Project Profile
Location: Freeport, Brazoria County, Texas, Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area, Southeast Texas, USA
Capacity: 1.5 million t/y of ethylene
Start-up Year: 2017
Dow Chemical Company (Dow) is planning to increase locally the number and variety of production units downward its chemical value chain. Dow signed agreement with Range Resources Corporation for the delivery of ethane from Marcellus shale gas field. In April 2012, Dow announced to build a new world scale ethylene cracker in Freeport, Brazoria County, Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area, in Southeast Texas as part of its Dow Texas Operations along the Gulf Coast. Dow greenfield Freeport ethane cracker should produce 1.5 million t/y of ethylene. In October 2012, Dow selected Technip Claremont in California to perform the front end engineering and design (FEED) of this ethylene plant due to start commercial operations in 2017. In September 2012, Dow awarded Fluor the engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract. Fluor is performing the EPCM contract from its Houston office in Texas with the support from its Philippines office. This contract is part of Fluor Strategic Global Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Construction Management Agreement signed with Dow in 2012 for its greenfield projects across the world.
Operators:
Dow Chemical Company: Operator with 100% interest
Contractors:
Fluor: Engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract
Technip: Front end engineering and design (FEED) of this ethylene plant
Wood Group Mustang: Provide services for construction