Americans to build new refinery in Azerbaijan

The control of construction of oil and gas-chemical complex in Azerbaijan was instructed to the US company.

News.Az reports with reference to the US Embassy in Azerbaijan that according to the results of the tender, the company SOCAR has provided management contract for its oil and gas processing project and petrochemical complex for the American company Fluor Limited. The implementation of the project, the amount of which was not disclosed, will be launched in 2015.

As a project manager, the company Fluor Limited will assist in determining the contractors who will carry out engineering work in the construction of a gas processing and petrochemical plants and their supply.

Taco de Haan, the President of Fluor Limited on Energy and chemical issues in Europe, Africa and the Middle East, said he is proud that his company was chosen by SOCAR for the management of world-wide project:

"Fluor has demonstrated its ability to implement projects in production, and we have successfully coped with the task in terms of safety, quality and efficiency."

Implementation of the project will be implemented by the office of Fluor Limited in the UK Farnborough.

This office provides services in the energy, chemical fields, mining and infrastructure.