BP Exploration has awarded an Engineering Procurement & Construction contract (EP&C) to KBR Inc for the Shah Deniz Stage 2 project.

The company has not revealed the financial details or the terms of the acquisition.

The Shah Deniz gas field is the largest natural gas field in Azerbaijan and is located in the South Caspian Sea, off the coast of Azerbaijan, approximately 70 kilometres (43 miles) southeast of Baku. The Shah Deniz field is primarily operated by BP which has a 25.5% share in it.

Under the contract, KBR will chiefly offer engineering design and procurement support services for an offshore complex (comprising two bridge-linked fixed jacket platforms) and an onshore gas processing facility. The onshore facility includes two gas processing trains each with a capacity of 900 mmscf/d and condensate processing facilities with about 105 mbd capacity. These are located next to the existing Shah Deniz Stage 1 facilities at Sangachal Terminal.

It is estimated that the engineering and procurement work will commence this month and will continue till 2018.

KBR is an industrial construction and engineering facility provider, offering services to hydrocarbon, chemical and petrochemical industries. KBR has a 60-year old legacy of providing construction and maintenance services.

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