Petrochemical firm Shell Eastern Petroleum (Pte) Ltd (SEPL) signed agreement with Foster Wheeler Ltd subsidiary companies for a world-scale ethylene oxide/mono-ethylene glycol (EO/MEG) unit.
Engineering and construction contractor Foster Wheeler's UK subsidiary, Foster Wheeler Energy Limited (FWEL), and Singapore subsidiary, Foster Wheeler Eastern Private Limited (FWEPL), have been awarded contracts by Shell Eastern Petroleum (Pte) Ltd (SEPL) for two basic design engineering packages (BDEP) associated with a world-scale ethylene oxide/mono-ethylene glycol (EO/MEG) plant and a significant refinery modification project in Singapore.
FWEL is executing the BDEP for the new EO/MEG plant on Jurong Island and FWEPL is executing the BDEP for the modifications at Shell's Pulau Bukom Refinery, located on an adjacent island.
The terms of the awards were not disclosed and the BDEP phase of both projects was included in the company's 2005 bookings.
"Shell intends to roll over from the BDEP phase to the implementation phase with the appointment of Foster Wheeler as the engineering, procurement and construction management contractor for the EO/MEG plant and a significant part of the refinery modifications later in 2006, when the final investment decision will be taken," said Fang Yea Yee of SEPL, General Manager for the project.
"We are pleased to be working with Foster Wheeler and look forward to the successful outcome we expect. As Foster Wheeler was involved in the execution of a similar EO/MEG plant in our joint venture complex in China, we believe that we will be able to benefit from the expertise and lessons learned for the Singapore project."
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