Jacobs Renews Project Representative Role For Crossrail

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE: JEC) announced today it was reappointed as Project Representative for the $22 billion (£14.8 billion) Crossrail program by the UK's Department for Transport (DfT) and Transport for London (TfL).

Company officials did not disclose the contract value, but noted that the contract is renewed for a term of up to five years.

Under the terms of the contract, as Crossrail Project Representative, Jacobs is providing assurance to the project sponsors (DfT and TfL) that Crossrail Ltd and its delivery partners deliver the project on schedule, within budget and to the agreed specification. This work involves a review of the program fundamentals: scope, strategy, risk, schedule, quality, cost and safety. It also considers the changing nature of Crossrail as it transitions from civil engineering to systems implementation and operations testing and commissioning.

Jacobs Group Vice President Bob Duff stated, "This award continues our long association with the Crossrail program; it is a privilege to have the opportunity to contribute our expertise on large and complex rail and infrastructure projects to support Europe's biggest infrastructure program. Our international work has given us a deep understanding of best practice in rail engineering and construction.”

Shaped by significant expansion, Jacobs has a 30-year rail history in the UK helping to support long-term growth through projects like HS2, East Coast Mainline enhancements, the Western Rail Access to Heathrow, the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (HS1), Blackfriars Station, the Thameslink program (including KO2 and London Bridge station) and Waterloo International Terminal.

Around the world, Jacobs is working on ground-breaking rail systems and other transportation projects including the Doha Metro in Qatar, the Hong Kong to Mainland China Express Rail Link and Australia’s North West Rail Link in Sydney.

The Crossrail program is expected to run over 100km from Reading and Heathrow in the west, through new tunnels under central London to the east, with 40 stations including 10 new stations. The first Crossrail services through central London are expected to start in late 2018. It is expected to increase London’s rail capacity by 10 percent and improve connectivity for an estimated 200 million annual passengers.

Jacobs is one of the world's largest and most diverse providers of technical professional and construction services.

Air Liquide Starts Up Its Largest Industrial Investment Ever In Yanbu, Saudi Arabia

Air Liquide announces the start-up of its global-scale hydrogen production site in Yanbu Industrial City, on the West coast of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Announced in 2010, this investment of more than 350 million euros represents both the largest industrial investment and largest “over the fence”1 hydrogen contract of the Group.

In the context of a long-term agreement, Air Liquide Arabia will supply hydrogen to the new YASREF refinery (a joint venture between Saudi Aramco and Sinopec) located in Yanbu, one of the main industrial areas of the country and a high growth area for refining and petrochemicals. YASREF is the largest refinery in the region and will process 400,000 barrels of heavy crude oil per day. Hydrogen will allow the reduction of the sulfur content of the produced fuels, and meet the environmental standards for cleaner transportation fuels.

With two global-scale hydrogen production units and one purification unit, the Air Liquide site has a total hydrogen capacity of 340,000 Nm3/hour. The production will ramp up, according to the needs of YASREF, during the course of 2015.

The units were designed and built by Air Liquide Engineering & Construction teams using proprietary technology. Construction of the complex is characterized by an excellent safety record with over 6.2 million hours worked with zero lost time accidents. Its start-up illustrates Air Liquide’s capacity to execute very large projects on time and on budget.

This new project also demonstrates Air Liquide’s capacity to deliver reliable, energy efficient and competitive industrial gas supply solutions that enable its customers to concentrate on their core business.

The presence of significant industries such as refining or petrochemical in the industrial basin of Yanbu will allow Air Liquide to further develop and optimize the hydrogen supply to its customers in this region.

With the start-up of these new units, the Group’s hydrogen production capacity increases by close to 20%.

Two major infra projects by 2019

The Maharashtra government’s two flagship projects, Navi Mumbai Airport and Nhava-Sheva Trans Harbour Link, would be completed by 2019.

Stating this, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis assured that the projects would be completed in the stipulated time as the state government was planning to use advanced and sophisticated technology for the development of massive infrastructure projects.

The Nhava-Sheva Trans Harbour Link, also known as Mumbai Trans Harbour Link, was proposed in 1963. The 22-km bridge is aimed at providing a crucial connect between Mumbai city and Navi Mumbai.

In order to give a boost to hotels and other industries, the state government has reduced the number of licences needed to be procured, from 80 to 25. To tackle the issue of drought in the state, the government is developing small lakes in villages as part of ‘Jal Shivar Abhiyan’.

EUROCHEM SIGNS €660 MILLION EPC CONTRACT WITH MAIRE TECNIMONT FOR NEW AMMONIA PLANT IN RUSSIA

• EPC contract signed for a 2,700 tpd ammonia plant in Kingisepp, Russia

• The contract value is approximately €660M, out of which SACE will provide a €575M loan guarantee to EuroChem

• The Kingisepp  ammonia plant is the first of five ammonia-urea plantsto be constructedunder the Memorandum of Understanding signed between EuroChem, Maire Tecnimont and SACE in April 2015

 EuroChem Group AG (“EuroChem”), a leading global agrochemical company, and Maire Tecnimont Group (“Maire Tecnimont”), a technology, engineering and contracting player in the hydrocarbon industry, today jointly announce the signing of an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (“EPC”) contract for a new ammonia plant (the “Project”) in Kingisepp, Russia.

MAIRE TECNIMONT AWARDED €480 MN REFINING PROJECT BY JSC GAZPROM NEFT

• The Project relates to  the implementation on a EP+Cm basis of the Combined Oil Refinery Unit (CORU), in the Moscow Refinery, Russian Federation

Milan, 18 June 2015 – Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. announces that its main subsidiary Tecnimont S.p.A. in cooperation with Russian partners has been awarded by the Client JSC Gazprom Neft anEP+Cm contract (Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management services)for the execution of the Combined Oil Refinery Unit (CORU) Project, to be implemented inside the existing Moscow Refinery, in the Russian Federation.

Gazprom Neft, is the third-largest oil company in Russia by refining volume and fourth largest in terms of production. Gazprom Neft Group consists of more than 70 production, refining and sales subsidiaries globally, and is majority owned by Gazprom.

Adani's Rs. 5,000-cr solar park to sign PPA with Tamil Nadu power agency.

The Adani Group has decided to invest Rs. 5,000 crore for establishing 700-MWsolar power generation capacity in Tamil Nadu. The investment is part of the group's long-term goal to establish 10,000-MW solar generation capacity across the country by 2022. A senior source in the group confirmed the development and said the company would sign a power purchase agreement with the state power utility in the next forthnight. It is learnt Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd. (Tangedco) would purchase the entire power from the project at Rs. 7.01 a unit for the next 25 years. State government and Tangedco officials confirmed the group was setting up the plant in various phases in Ramanathapuram district. Construction activity is expected to commence from next month. Sources close to the group added one of the subsidiaries of Adani Enterprises had even planned to set up a solar park, including panel manufacturing facility, in the state. However, it had now limited its engagement to solar power generation. Sources also added the company would have to commence supplying the power by March next year. The group is confident the facility would be ready by February next year.

L&T wins fresh orders worth Rs. 1,507 cr.

Engineering giant L&T recently said that it has won fresh orders worth Rs. 1,507 crore. The company's metallurgical and material handling division has received an EPC contract from Emirates Global Aluminum for its Greenfield alumina refinery development project in Al Taweelah, UAE. The same division has also won an EPC contract from Steel Authority of India for the modernisation of its steel melt shop at Bokaro.

CH·IV Secures Freeport LNG Engineering Contract

Clough today announced that its U.S. subsidiary CH-IV has been awarded a contract for the engineering and design to be included in Freeport LNG’s application to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), which seeks authorisation to add a fourth LNG train to the Freeport LNG facility.

The first three trains are currently under construction in Texas, USA.

The fourth train will add production capacity of an additional five million tons of LNG per annum, increasing the total export capacity of the Freeport facility to twenty million tons of LNG per year.

Freeport LNG submitted a pre-filing request with FERC in May 2015, to begin the environmental review of Train 4, and expects to file the formal application with FERC in November 2015.

The Freeport LNG import terminal originally commenced commercial regas operations in June 2008. Since then Freeport has received FERC authorisation to add three natural gas liquefaction trains to the existing facility. Construction on this expansion commenced in late 2014.

CH-IV’s President and founder, Jeffrey Beale said he was delighted to be supporting this important project:

“CH-IV is very proud of the long-standing relationship we have had with the Freeport LNG Team as they have moved from world-class LNG import operation to soon to become a world-class LNG export facility. We are honoured to be supporting Freeport’s further expansion with the fourth train.”

Mark Mallett, Freeport LNG’s Senior Vice President, Operations & Projects, reinforced the importance of CH-IV’s ongoing support:

“The regulatory process can be a most exacting, time-consuming critical-path element of any project development. To keep this process under control, Freeport LNG has relied on CH-IV’s LNG expertise and experience in the area of engineering and FERC-filing support since 2009.”

CH-IV is a wholly owned subsidiary of Clough. Acquired in August 2014, the company acts as Clough’s centre of excellence for front end LNG engineering and consulting services.

Jacobs Wins Contract With InoChem In Saudi Arabia

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) announced today it was awarded the second phase of InoChem’s project management consultancy (PMC) services contract to undertake, among other important activities, the development of its soda ash and calcium chloride manufacturing complex in Yanbu Industrial City, Saudi Arabia.

Under the terms of the agreement, Jacobs is providing PMC services during all phases of the project. The services are being led and closely supervised by Jacobs’ Al-Khobar office, with work being executed out of multiple locations around the world and specialist support from its offices in Shanghai, Abu Dhabi and Antwerp.

InoChem is the first manufacturer of soda ash in Saudi Arabia and the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Persian Gulf region, as well as the biggest manufacturer of calcium chloride in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

In making the announcement, Abdul Aziz Yahya Al-Muaiyyad, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of IDEA Soda Ash & Calcium Chloride Co. (ISACC), said the signing is just another important milestone in the overall development of the project progressing on time and on track. “We are delighted to continue working with Jacobs on our manufacturing complex in Yanbu Industrial City, where we are building one of the Kingdom’s strategic projects to diversify economy and reduce dependence on oil exports. Not only will the project contribute to industry developments through supplying its products to a number of downstream manufacturing projects, it will also contribute to achieving a Saudization rate of up to 75 percent of the total workforce,” he said.

Jacobs’ Group Vice President Bassim Shebaro stated, "Jacobs has been involved with the InoChem project since commencing work on the concept phase, and we are proud to have been selected to continue our work on one of the most strategic projects in the Kingdom.” He added, “Our services are being led from our Saudi operations, which further demonstrates our commitment to Saudization through the recruitment, training and development of local Saudi talent, in line with InoChem priorities.”

ISACC is a Saudi limited liability company based in Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia. ISACC is leading the development and establishment of InoChem (Saudi joint stock company) to own, build and operate the industrial complex. The industrial complex operations are planned to commence in 2018.

Jacobs is one of the world's largest and most diverse providers of technical professional and construction services.

Jacobs Awarded Air Combat Facilities Project In Australia

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) announced today it was appointed by Managing Contractor Lend Lease Building Pty Limited for a major extension to an existing contract for the New Air Combat Capability (NACC) facilities project in Australia.

The NACC project is developing new and refurbished facilities on ten Defence sites around Australia to accommodate the Royal Australian Air Force’s introduction of the new Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) F-35A Lightning jets.

Under the terms of the contract extension, Jacobs is providing design services encompassing structural, security, electrical, mechanical, civil, traffic, hydraulic, fire and acoustics.

Company officials did not disclose the contract value.

Since mid-2011, Jacobs has been engaged in providing design services to the initial planning phase of the project. This new appointment extends the scope to incorporate design for detailed design, final design and construction support services at RAAF Base Williamtown, New South Wales and schematic and detailed design at RAAF Base Tindal, Northern Territory.

The JSF is expected to replace the existing FA-18 fighter aircraft currently located at RAAF Bases Williamtown and Tindal. This includes two operational squadrons and a training squadron at RAAF Base Williamtown, as well as an operational squadron at RAAF Base Tindal. Purpose built facilities for the aircraft are being constructed at these sites, including new aircraft pavements, aircraft shelters, working and training accommodation, hangers and maintenance facilities.

The project’s capital expenditure is expected to be approximately $1 billion (AUD$1.3 billion). Construction at RAAF Base Williamtown commenced in 2015. Completion of all facilities at the ten Defence sites is anticipated by 2022.

Group Vice President Michael Shirley said, “This extension represents recognition not only of Jacobs’ in-depth knowledge and experience in design services, but also our longstanding, trusted relationship with Defence. We look forward to continuing to work closely with Lend Lease to deliver this landmark project for Australia.”

Jacobs is one of the world’s largest and most diverse providers of technical professional and construction services.

Wood Group Awarded Saudi Aramco Offshore Contract

Wood Group has been awarded an offshore maintain potential programme contract by Saudi Aramco for greenfield and brownfield engineering services, procurement, and construction management support for new facilities in the Arabian Gulf. The six-year contract, which includes options for two three-year renewals, includes the establishment of an offshore engineering centre of excellence in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia.

Work will be performed by Wood Group Mustang in the US. In-kingdom work scope will be executed by Saudi Arabian joint venture, Mustang-HDP, and is expected to employ up to 300 people.

Wood Group Mustang CEO, Michele McNichol, stated: "We look forward to helping Saudi Aramco to implement its offshore production strategies and to developing the Al Khobar centre of excellence. The centre will help to establish offshore engineering capabilities in Saudi Arabia by transferring Wood Group Mustang's record-setting experience, strong technical and project management resources, and flexible, innovative approach."

Mustang-HDP has been providing engineering services to Saudi Aramco under a general engineering services (GES+) contract since 2011. That contract established a long-term framework for the supply of engineering, procurement and construction management services to support the execution of onshore and offshore oil & gas projects within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Petrofac secures US$400 million of repeat UKCS business

Petrofac’s Offshore Projects & Operations business unit has secured contract renewals for operations and maintenance work worth approximately US$400 million on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS).<br><br>The largest of these awards is for the provision of operations and maintenance teams for CNR International across its North Sea assets – the three platforms in the Ninian complex; Murchison; and Tiffany – for the next five years.<br><br>Among others, in the East Irish Sea Petrofac has secured a two-year contract renewal from Eni, covering operations and maintenance services for the Douglas fixed platforms, Offshore Storage Installation and Point of Ayr terminal; and Duty Holder responsibility for the Irish Sea Pioneer operations support vessel. This builds on Petrofac’s existing portfolio of service provision for Eni, including as Duty Holder of the Hewett field and assets in the Southern North Sea.<br><br>Walter Thain, Managing Director, Petrofac Offshore Projects & Operations said: “This package is great news for the business and for everyone involved.<br><br>“In the current climate, more than ever, it is vital that operators can have confidence in the supply chain to continue to generate value for them. This large-scale renewal - of contracts that we have held in some cases for more than a decade - is testament to our record of sustained operations delivery on behalf of our customers right across

Technip awarded a revamp contract for an ammonia unit in Vietnam

Technip, in a consortium with Petrovietnam Technical Services Corporation (PTSC), has been awarded a engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning contract by PetroVietnam Fertilizer and Chemicals Corporation (PVFCCo). The project covers the revamping of the ammonia plant at the existing Phu My Fertilizer Complex, located in southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province, Vietnam.

The plant upgrade will increase the current ammonia output by 20% at the Phu My Fertilizer complex, using Haldor Topsoe technology(1). The ammonia will notably be used as feedstock for a new NPK(2) plant and for the domestic market supply.

Technip’s operating centers in Rome, Italy; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam will execute the contract. The expanded ammonia plant will be brought into operation in the second half of 2017.

KK Lim, President of Technip in Asia Pacific, commented: "We are delighted to be working with PVFCCo again, having engineered and built the initial Phu My Fertilizer Complex which was successfully commissioned in 2004. This award reinforces our long lasting relationship and demonstrates the client’s continued confidence in Technip as a leader in the fertilizer sector which offers solutions based on the world reputed Haldor Topsoe process technology.”

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