Foster Wheeler Awarded EPCm Contract from Sasol South Africa

Foster Wheeler Ltd's subsidiary Foster Wheeler South Africa (Pty) Limited has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction management contract by Sasol Technology (Pty) Ltd (Sastech) for a new research and development (R&D) facility associated with Sasol's Fischer-Tropsch process.

Foster Wheeler will design and manage the construction of the new plant which will be integrated into Sasol's extensive R&D facility at Sasolburg, South Africa. The Fischer-Tropsch process is a catalyzed chemical reaction in which carbon monoxide and hydrogen are converted into liquid hydrocarbons in various forms. Sasol's proprietary Fischer-Tropsch technology is one of three key elements of its state-of-the-art gas-to-liquids process.

"This contract award reflects Sastech's confidence in Foster Wheeler South Africa's ability to deliver leading-edge, complex plants," said Mark Meyer, managing director of Foster Wheeler South Africa (Pty) Limited. "This award further develops our long-term relationship with Sasol, which now encompasses refining, chemicals, gas processing and gas-to-liquids. Foster Wheeler has been working with Sasol on their state-of-the-art gas-to-liquids process for eight years."

"After an exhaustive selection process, we have chosen Foster Wheeler as the contractor for this Fischer-Tropsch Design Reactor (FTDR) project," commented Geetesh Dama, FTDR project manager, Utilities, Infrastructure and R&D Projects, Sastech.

The basic engineering package for this new demonstration plant has been completed by Sasol. The FTDR project is scheduled for completion by the end of 2006.

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Posted 09/11/05

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