Foster Wheeler wins clean fuels project in Turkey

Foster Wheeler Bimas in Istanbul has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction management services contract by TURPAS, for the Izmit Refinery in northwest Turkey

Foster Wheeler Bimas in Istanbul, part of the Foster Wheeler Global Engineering and Construction Group, has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction management services contract by TUPRAS (Turkish Petroleum Refineries Corporation) for the Gasoline Specification Improvement Project (GSIP) at the Izmit Refinery in northwest Turkey.

This project includes a new fluidised catalytic cracker gasoline desulphurisation unit, a benzene reduction unit, offsites, utilities and interconnections, and oxygenates storage and handling systems.

The project is planned to be commissioned in the fourth quarter of 2008.

The project will be executed by Foster Wheeler Bimas, with specialist support from its Milan-headquartered parent, Foster Wheeler Italiana.

"We are extremely pleased that the new management of TUPRAS, after a successful privatisation process in early 2006, has entrusted Foster Wheeler to carry out this challenging project," said D Metin Kaya, managing director of Foster Wheeler Bimas: "This award reflects the excellent Foster Wheeler reputation in the region and positions us strongly for further planned refinery projects in Turkey".

"We are happy to award this project to the Foster Wheeler Istanbul office and are confident that we will receive world-class engineering services and meet our tight schedule targets," said Yavuz Erkut, managing director of TUPRAS.

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