Houston firm wins SATORP debottlenecking project contract

Houston-based KBR, Inc. announced on Monday that it has been awarded a contract by SATORP, a joint venture between Saudi Aramco and Total, to debottleneck Train 2 of its existing 440,000 barrels per day refinery in Jubail in Saudi Arabia.

The debottlenecking project is expected to increase the original refinery's throughput by 15 percent, once completed in August 2020, the global energy solutions provider said in a statement.

"This award signifies SATORP's trust in KBR to deliver this schedule critical project to support the upcoming major refinery turnaround in 2020," Jay Ibrahim, KBR president, Hydrocarbons – Energy Services, said.

"It is our objective to not only deliver this project within schedule but also with ‘zero harm’ to our people and the environment," Ibrahim stated.   

China-based Wison Engineering has been appointed by KBR as their subcontractor on this project.