Technip-Fluor JV to support Petronas RAPID project in Malaysia

A joint venture of Technip and Fluor has secured an engineering, procurement and construction management contract for the Petronas Refinery and Petrochemical Integrated Development (RAPID) project located in the state of Johor, Malaysia.

The contract, which was secured from PRPC Utilities and Facilities, covers the utilities, interconnecting and offsites (UIO) scope of work.

Technip’s operating centre in Kuala Lumpur will manage the latest contract, which comes after the JV was awarded the programme management consultancy contract for the project.

RAPID is part of Petronas Pengerang Integrated Complex (PIC) development, and involves construction of a 300,000 barrels per day (bpd) refinery and petrochemical complex, which will produce several speciality chemical products.

Plans also include the Pengerang co-generation plant, liquefied natural gas re-gasification terminal, air separation unit, the raw water supply project and other ancillary facilities.

The refinery is expected to begin operations by early 2019.

Technip Asia Pacific president Lim Kwee Keong said: "With the RAPID UIO contract, we are proud to be able to support PETRONAS in an expanded presence to deliver this national project of strategic importance to Malaysia."

Fluor Asia Energy & Chemicals Asia president Ken Choudhary said: "The RAPID project will have a significant positive impact on the Malaysian economy."