Iraqi oil infrastructure contract awarded to Parsons
Posted: 21 January 2004
Work includes cleanup and restoration of oil fields, pipelines
and refineries
Parsons announced the award of a contract from the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers for future work restoring the Iraq oil infrastructure
to pre-war production levels.
The contract was awarded to Parsons Iraqi Joint Venture, which
includes Parsons E&C, based in Houston, Texas, and Parsons Corporation,
based in Pasadena, California. The Worley Group of Australia is
a teamed subcontractor.
The task order contract covers a full range of services to restore
the oil production in the northern portion of Iraq with a maximum
value of $800 million.
"Rebuilding the Iraqi oil infrastructure is one of the most
complex undertakings of recent times. The Parsons Worley team is
proud to be part of this essential undertaking," explains Bill
Hall, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Parsons E&C.
"We have a strong team and are proud to continue Parsons'
long-standing support of the Corps of Engineers. We are committed
to helping the Iraqi people rebuild their infrastructure and improve
their way of life in the years to come," states Jim McNulty,
Parsons Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
Parsons has been working continuously in the Middle East on oil
and infrastructure projects since the 1940s. Among its many notable
projects in the area is the ongoing redesign and restoration program
for the Kuwait Oil Company - a contract issued to Parsons following
Operation Desert Storm. Parsons began working in Iraq in the 1950s
on oil, water and transportation projects and remained in the country
through the mid-1980s.
Worley, an Australian firm specializing in oil and gas projects
with over 5,000 professionals worldwide and 41 offices in 18 countries,
joins Parsons. The Parsons Worley team combines long-term and extensive
Middle East experience with world-class logistics and hydrocarbon
track records. Both Parsons and Worley have offices in major Middle
East cities, and collectively, the Parsons Worley team has over
20,000 professionals worldwide. With 2,000 staff currently in the
Middle East, the Parsons Worley team is in an outstanding position
for rapid mobilization.
Parsons, a leader in many diversified markets such as oil and gas,
refining, power, infrastructure, transportation, water, advanced
technology, environmental and planning, provides technical and management
solutions to federal, regional and local government agencies as
well as private industries worldwide.
For more about the Parsons companies, please visit www.parsonsec.com
and www.parsons.com.
Worley is a leading provider of professional services to the energy,
resource and complex process industries.
For more information about Worley, please visit www.worley.com.au.
The Parsons Worley team has developed a website www.parsonsworleyteam.com
to aid in subcontractor registration.
Posted by Richard Price,
Editor Pipeline Magazine
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