SNC-Lavalin in Kuwait refinery deal
Kuwait 
MONTREAL, July 26, 2018 – Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC) has awarded SNC-Lavalin a USD 180-million contract for work on Al Zour refinery, the Canadian company announced on Wednesday.
SNC-Lavalin will provide commissioning technical services including the creation of a master plan, risk assessment and management and training, the company statement added.
“We look forward to building a long term relationship with KIPIC and working in association with them to commission one of the newest and biggest refineries in the world,” said Christian Brown, SNC-Lavalin’s president for oil and gas. “This is a great opportunity to further demonstrate our globally renowned expertise and extensive capabilities in downstream, and to support our client in executing their strategy and delivering a successful startup and the steady state operations of the refinery.”
Al Zour is expected to come on stream in 2019 and to have a capacity of 615,000 bpd. The project is fully owned and operated by KIPIC.
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