International professional technical services provider Jacobs Engineering Group announced last month that it had been selected by multinational oil and gas corporation ExxonMobil to perform engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services for its crude flexibility engineering and construction project at the ExxonMobil refinery, in Beaumont, Texas.

Company officials did not disclose the contract value, but noted that this project was a release against an existing long-term agreement.

The project aims to expand crude oil throughput at ExxonMobil’s Beaumont refinery, increase production of the jet fuel unit, and optimise energy use by enabling the crude unit to run different crude slates.

“We are pleased to build on our long-term relationship with ExxonMobil and strengthen our presence at the Beaumont refinery as we help them reach their goals on this project,” said Jacobs Group VP Manuel Junco.

Jacobs is one of the world’s largest and most diverse technical professional and construction services providers.

“We base these forward-looking statements on management’s current estimates and expectations, as well as currently available competitive, financial and economic data. Forward-looking statements, however, are inherently uncertain,” says the company.

Company History
After Joseph J Jacobs founded the company in 1947, it gradually evolved from a one-man engineering consultancy into the publicly traded Fortune 500 company it currently is.

“Two-thirds of our consistent growth comes from organic expansion, as it serves the changing and growing needs of [our] customers. Because we partner with our clients and truly understand their business objectives, we work in the locations and industries where they need us to be and we position ourselves to serve their needs effectively,” the company says.

Jacobs is firmly committed to its relationship-based business model and its focus on safety, quality and ethics.