Foster Wheel’s previous experience on Shell’s Singaporean plant helped it seal the deal for Ras Laffan.
Shell Global Solutions International has awarded Global Engineering and Construction Group, a subsidiary of Foster Wheeler, a contract to develop a basic engineering package (BEP) for a mono-ethylene glycol (MEG) facility at Ras Laffan, Qatar.
The two-train MEG facility, based on Shell’s OMEGA technology, will be part of a new petrochemicals complex in RasLaffan Industrial City being developed by a joint venture of Qatar Petroleum and Shell.
The company said its past experience with Shell’s OMEGA technology helped it land the contract.
“We believe our project execution performance on Shell’s MEG facility in Singapore, one of the world’s largest MEG facilities, was world class, and was a key factor in positioning us for this award,” said Umberto dellaSala, president and chief operating officer, Foster Wheeler.
“Our team for the Qatar MEG project will include key members of the team which successfully delivered the Singapore project. We will leverage our understanding of Shell’s OMEGA process, and our experience and lessons learned from the Singapore project, which was the largest OMEGA facility built to date, to deliver a high quality basic engineering package for our client.”