HOUSTON - Wednesday, February 15th 2012 [ME NewsWire]
(BUSINESS WIRE)-- KBR (NYSE: KBR) today announced it was awarded a
contract by TAIF Group to provide licensing and engineering services for
the Veba Combi Cracker (VCC) to be implemented at the Nizhnikamsk
refinery in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia.
Under the terms of the contract, KBR will provide the License, Basic
Engineering Package (LBEP), and other services for TAIF’s VCC-based Deep
Conversion Complex. The complex will process 2.7 million tons per annum
of refinery vacuum residues, and 1.6 million tons per annum of
distillates into high value petrochemical feedstocks and Euro 5 diesel.
This award marks the third VCC license, and KBR’s largest VCC project
award since the acquisition of the rights to the technology in January
2010.
“KBR’s VCC technology is uniquely suited to process Russian crude
derived residues and is an ideal solution for monetizing Russia’s large
residue resource base,” said John Derbyshire, President, KBR Technology.
“I look forward to our new partnership with TAIF as we embark on this
large project.”
“The VCC technology was selected after careful evaluation of the process
and other available processing options. The high residue conversion and
the finished product quality from the unit will significantly improve
the economics of the TAIF- NK refinery,” said Albert Shigaboutdinov,
General Director TAIF group.
TAIF is a privately held, large production and investment company
comprising of 67 subsidiaries and affiliates operating in the oil and
gas processing, refining, petrochemicals, telecommunication, building
and construction, banking and investments, and service sectors. For more
information, visit www.en.taif.ru.
KBR is a global engineering, construction and services company
supporting the energy, hydrocarbon, government services, minerals, civil
infrastructure, power, industrial, and commercial markets. For more
information, visit www.kbr.com.
Contacts
KBR
Zac Nagle, 713-753-3625
Vice President, Investor Relations
and Communications
Investors@kbr.com
Sharon Bolen, 713-753-7615
Director, Administration
Mediarelations@kbr.com
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