Name and Location
Crude oil refinery, Mellita, Libya.
Project Description
The project involves the construction of a new 200 000-bl-a-stream-day crude oil refinery.
The planned new facility includes a state-of-the-art facility aimed at producing premium quality petrol, jet fuel and diesel with minimal fuel oil production, and related utilities, offsites and marine facilities.
Value
The project has an estimated investment cost of about $4-billion.
Duration
The refinery is planned to be completed in 2014.
Client
The Zwara Oil Refinery Company (Zorco).
Key Contracts and Suppliers
Foster Wheeler Italiana (consultancy and project management services).
Latest Developments
Foster Wheeler Italiana has been awarded a contract by Zorco for consultancy and project management services for the planned new crude oil refinery.
Foster Wheeler's scope under the contract includes the optimisation of the refinery configuration, the selection of the licensors and the front-end engineering design, including the preparation of a cost estimate.
Foster Wheeler will also prepare the tender documents for the engineering, procurement, construction (EPC) phase, will assist Zorco in selecting the EPC contractor and will act as a project management consultant during the EPC phase.
On Budget and on Time?
Too early to state.
Contact Details for Project Information
Foster Wheeler investor relations, Scott Lamb, tel +1 908 730 4155
or email scott_lamb@fwc.com.