KBR, Inc.  announced it has been awarded an engineering and project management services contract by JVGAS – a joint venture of Sonatrach, Statoil and BP – for the provision of engineering, procurement and construction management services in Algeria.

Under the terms of the contract KBR will provide detail design engineering, procurement services as well as construction management at the major gas developments at In Salah Gas and In Amenas. This work, which is expected to be performed over 48 months, will be a KBR collaboration with engineering and the procurement services being performed from the UK and Chennai offices in partnership with the local, in-country, engineering office.

“KBR is proud of its long history in Algeria where we have been working for over 45 years,” said Jay Ibrahim, KBR President, EMEA “This project will demonstrate KBR’s ability to utilize its global resources to provide the full spectrum of engineering project services on one of the largest projects in the country.”

Revenue associated with this project will be booked into backlog of unfilled orders for KBR’s Engineering & Construction Business as task orders are confirmed.

About KBR, Inc.
KBR is a global provider of differentiated professional services and technologies across the asset and program life cycle within the Government Services and Hydrocarbons sectors. KBR employs over 34,000 people worldwide (including our joint ventures), with customers in more than 80 countries, and operations in 40 countries, across three synergistic global businesses:

Government Services, serving government customers globally, including capabilities that cover the full life-cycle of defense, space, aviation and other government programs and missions from research and development, through systems engineering, test and evaluation, program management, to operations, maintenance, and field logistics

Technology & Consulting, including proprietary technology focused on the monetization of hydrocarbons (especially natural gas and natural gas liquids) in ethylene and petrochemicals; ammonia, nitric acid and fertilizers; oil refining; gasification; oil and gas consulting; integrity management; naval architecture and proprietary hulls; and downstream consulting

Engineering & Construction, including onshore oil and gas; LNG (liquefaction and regasification)/GTL; oil refining; petrochemicals; chemicals; fertilizers; differentiated EPC; maintenance services (Brown & Root Industrial Services); offshore oil and gas (shallow-water, deep-water, subsea); floating solutions (FPU, FPSO, FLNG & FSRU) and program management

Source: www.kbr.com