Kayan awards Jacobs Jubail complex deal
Contract to see development of a PDP and FEED package for plant in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Company (KAYAN), an affiliate of Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC), has awarded US’ Jacobs Engineering Group the contract to develop a Process Design package (PDP) and Front End Engineering Design (FEED) package for its upcoming plant in Saudi Arabia.
Jacobs’s scope of work for the project includes developing the PDP and FEED design packages for the construction of an ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) plant in the industrial city of Jubail.
The contract will be executed from Jacobs’ Winnersh, UK and Al-Khobar, Saudi offices, the company said, with disclosing the value of the contract. The company is one of the world’s largest and most diverse providers of technical, professional and construction services.