Amec Foster Wheeler (London, U.K.; www.amecfw.com) was awarded a front end engineering design (FEED) contract by Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical Company Ltd (BSR), a subsidiary of state-owned Vietnam National Oil & Gas Group (PetroVietnam), for their Dung Quat petroleum refinery in Quang Ngai Province, Vietnam. The contract is part of the $1.8-billion expansion and upgrading plan that is planned to increase the plant’s annual processing capacity by 30%.
The two-year contract, the value of which has not been announced, includes optimization of the refinery configuration, coordination of licensors, and the design for new units as well as the revamp of existing units. This includes establishing the optimum project definition to allow the project to be implemented at the lowest cost, while increasing the stable supply of petroleum products in accordance with the Euro 5 standard. Amec Foster Wheeler will also support BSR’s contracting activities ready for the next phase of the project.