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Orpic awards huge EPC contract to CB&I for new Oman ethylene complex
CB&I on Tuesday announced that a joint venture between CB&I and CTCI Corp. of Taiwan has received a notice of intention of award valued at approximately $2.8 billion from Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries Co. (Orpic) to provide engineering, procurement and
construction for cracker Package 1.
That package includes the steam cracker and associated utilities for the Liwa Plastics Industrial Complex
Project in Sohar, Oman.
The scope of work includes EPC for a grassroots 880,000 tpy ethylene plant, pygas unit and MTBE unit, as well as all the related off-sites and utilities. CB&I's scope of work also includes the
construction of cryogenic and atmospheric storage tanks and pipe spool fabrication.
As previously announced, the cracker will employ CB&I's latest, proven ethylene
technology, including highly selective
SRT cracking heaters, and its innovative recovery section design, featuring low-pressure separation and mixed refrigeration.
"CB&I is pleased to have been selected for this significant
project following the successful completion of the front end engineering and design of the Liwa Plastics Project for Orpic," said Philip K. Asherman, CB&I's CEO. "This new award builds upon the successful relationship between Orpic and CB&I and is a testament of our customer's confidence in our experience and world-class
project execution capabilities."
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