KBR has been awarded a contract by Saudi Aramco and Sumitomo Chemical to provide basic engineering and related services for a detailed feasibility study for the Rabigh II Project. The project is planned as a major expansion of the existing petroleum refining and petrochemical production complex in Rabigh. KBR will provide a basic engineering package and related services to facilitate the feasibility study, a joint initiative between Saudi Aramco and Sumitomo. The study is designed to evaluate the viability of investment in the Rabigh II Project, which includes an ethane cracker, a new aromatics complex and various petrochemical units including phenol and acetone. “KBR looks forward to participating in its second grassroots phenol project in Saudi Arabia and building on our existing technology portfolio in the Middle East market,” said Tim Challand, president, KBR Technology in a statement. “Upon successful completion of the feasibility study, we also look forward to providing our innovative phenol technology to the project and assisting Saudi Aramco and Sumitomo in achieving their production goals for Rabigh II.”
