CB&I (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cbi.com) announced that it has been awarded a contract by TOO Hill Resources (HILL) for the license and engineering design of a grassroots Lube Base Oil plant in Shymkent, Kazakhstan. The plant will use Chevron Lummus Global’s (CLG) proprietary Isocracking, Isodewaxing, Isofinishing and Solvent Deasphalting technologies for the production of high-quality base oils and clean fuels. CLG is a joint venture between Chevron U.S.A. Inc. and CB&I.
“This multi-technology contract is another example of CB&I’s breadth of technology portfolio at work,” said Daniel M. McCarthy, CB&I’s Executive Vice President of Technology. “This award is CLG’s first award in Kazakhstan and symbolizes additional growth for the Central Asia region.”