Fluor Corporation announced September 8 that the company was awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract by ISAB Energy (ERG Group) for the reconstruction of one of its two 266-megawatt combined cycle gas turbine power trains in Priolo Gargallo, Sicily, Italy. Train No. 1 was damaged during an accident at the site in October 2008 and is part of a two-train, 532-megawatt power plant that provides electric power to the Italian grid. The total installed cost for the project being managed by Fluor is more than $150 million. The company booked the project into backlog in the second quarter of 2009.
“Our European design and construction expertise was a key factor in securing this unique EPC opportunity in Sicily,” said Dave Dunning, president of Fluor’s Power Group. “We are now working diligently with ISAB Energy to rebuild the facility and bring its power plant back to full capacity.”
Fluor’s Camberley, United Kingdom, operations center has the lead in designing the plant to correspond with its original design. Onsite construction resources will utilize local labor. Reconstruction of power train No. 1 is under way in order to restore the full production capacity of the plant by the end of second quarter 2010.
Fluor is also performing select operations and maintenance services for the ISAB Energy refinery in Priolo Gargallo (51 percent ERG - 49 percent LUKOIL).
About Fluor Corporation
Fluor Corporation designs, builds and maintains many of the world's most challenging and complex projects. Through its global network of offices on six continents, the company provides comprehensive capabilities and world-class expertise in the fields of engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, operations, maintenance and project management. Headquartered in Irving, Texas, Fluor is a Fortune 200 company and had revenues of $22.3 billion in 2008.
