Cleaner fuels project, Kuwait
Name and Location
Cleaner fuels project, Kuwait.
Client
Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC).
Project Description
The cleaner fuels project will upgrade the Mina Abdullah and Mina Al-Ahmadi refineries to increase their daily throughput. The entire refinery development project will increase the refineries’ capacity from the current 736 000 barrels per stream day to 800 000 barrels per stream day.
Value
$12-billion.
Duration
Not stated.
Latest Developments
The KNPC has awarded Samsung Engineering a contract, valued at $3.8-billion, for the Mina Abdullah I refinery as part of the cleaner fuels project.
The Mina Abdullah I refinery package will be executed by a joint venture comprising Samsung Engineering (43%), the UK’s Petrofac (47%) and CB&I Netherlands (10%).
The lump-sum engineering, procurement and construction scope of work includes providing 19 new refining units at Mina Abdullah and revamping five existing units at the Shouaiba refinery site and the accompanying inter-refinery transfer lines.
The project will be completed over four years.
Key Contracts and Suppliers
Samsung Engineering, Petrofac and CB&I Netherlands (engineering, procurement, construction and precommissioning – Mina Abdullah I refinery); Fluor Corporation, Daewoo Engineering & Construction and Hyundai Heavy Industries (preferred bidder for the Mina Abdullah package 2).
On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.
Contact Details for Project Information
KNPC, tel +965 23989900 or fax +965 23986188.
Samsung Engineering, tel +82 2 2053 3000.
Petrofac, tel +44 20 7811 4900 or fax +44 20 7811 4901.
CB&I Netherlands, tel +31 10 206 80 80 or fax +31 10 412 24 94.
Fluor Corporation investor relations, tel +1 469 398 7220.
Daewoo Engineering & Construction, tel +82 222883560.
Hyundai Heavy Industries, tel +82 522 022 114.
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