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KBR AND PARTNERS AWARDED EPC CONTRACT
FOR SIXTH LNG TRAIN IN NIGERIA
NLNGSix Project will further expand Bonny Island operation
Bonny Island, Rivers State, Nigeria - Nigeria LNG Limited
(NLNG) has awarded the engineering, procurement and construction
(EPC) contract for the NLNGSix project at its existing
liquefied natural gas facility to a joint venture team, which
includes KBR, the wholly owned engineering and construction subsidiary
of Halliburton (NYSE: HAL). The partners of the equal joint venture
team, known as TSKJ, include Technip, Snamprogetti, KBR and JGC
Corporation. This is the fourth project that TSKJ has contracted
with NLNG.
"We are pleased to continue our involvement with NLNG and our
partners in the development of this integral facility on Bonny
Island. The project demonstrates our commitment to Nigeria's continued
growth and increasing strength as a reliable provider of LNG,"
said Andy Lane, president, and CEO of KBR. "KBR is the leading
engineering, procurement and construction company in LNG projects,
and we are committed to maintaining that position in the industry."
The addition of the sixth train will boost NLNG's production capacity
by four million TPA of LNG, to an overall production capacity
for the complex of 22 million TPA of LNG and five million TPA
of natural gas liquids. The sixth train is scheduled to start
up in the 4Q 2007 and most of the production has been sold for
North American destinations.
TSKJ has been executing projects on Bonny Island for NLNG since
1995 and was awarded this contract as an option to the current
NLNGPlus project (trains 4 and 5), which is currently in
advanced stages of construction and scheduled to begin production
next year.
NLNG shareholders are Nigerian National Petroleum Company (49%)
and subsidiaries of Royal Dutch/Shell (25.6%), Total (15%) and
Eni (10.4%).
With a workforce of about 19,000 persons, Technip ranks among
the top five corporations in the field of oil, gas and petrochemical
engineering, construction and services. Headquartered in Paris,
the Group is listed in New York and Paris. The Group's main engineering
and business centers are located in France, Italy, Germany, the
UK, Norway, Finland, the Netherlands, the United States, Brazil,
Abu-Dhabi, China, India, Malaysia and Australia. The Group has
high-quality industrial and construction facilities in France,
Brazil, the UK, the USA, Finland and Angola, as well as a world-class
fleet of offshore construction vessels. Technip's website is accessible
at: http://www.technip.com.
Snamprogetti, a company of the Eni Group, is an international
engineering and construction company, operating as a main contractor
in the fields of oil and gas production and treatment, refining,
natural gas monetization, chemical complexes, field upstream facilities
and pipelines, power and environmental plants, infrastructures.
Based in San Donato Milanese, Milan, Snamprogetti has major subsidiaries
in Italy and United Kingdom as well as several offices worldwide.
Staffed by 3,300 employees, the company has had an average turnover
of about 1,600 million Euro in the last three years. Snamprogetti's
website can be accessed at http://www.snamprogetti.it.
KBR is a global engineering, procurement and services company.
Whether designing a chemical plant, serving as a defense industry
contractor, or providing capital construction, KBR delivers world-class
service and performance. KBR employs more than 60,000 people in
43 countries around the world.
Founded in 1919, Halliburton is one of the world's largest providers
of products and services to the petroleum and energy industries.
The company serves its customers with a broad range of products
and services through its Energy Services Group and Engineering
and Construction business segments.
JGC is an international engineering and construction company based
in Yokohama, Japan, having multiple operating centers and executing
large scale projects world-wide. JGC is currently executing projects
in Nigeria, Algeria, Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Abu Dhabi,
Qatar, China, Australia, and other countries. Established in 1928,
JGC has a strong background in lump-sum turnkey operations of
both hydrocarbon and non-hydrocarbon related projects, with annual
sales turnover in excess of $3 billion. JGC's website can be accessed
at http://www.jgc.co.jp.
Contact
Patrice Mingo
patrice.mingo@halliburton.com
KBR
Public Relations - Houston
(p) 713.753.3186
Wendy Hall
wendy.hall@halliburton.com
Halliburton, Public Relations
(p) 713.759.2605
Employment Contact
Overseas & US Employment with KBR
www.kbrjobs.com
(p) 866.308.5239
US Employment with Halliburton
www.halliburton.com
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Supplier/Procurement Contact
kbr_supplier_relations@halliburton.com
Supplier Diversity Contact
Linda Holloway
linda.holloway@halliburton.com
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