KBR wins FEED contract for KEPPT’s fertilizer facility in Iraq

KBR (KBR) announced that it has been awarded a front-end engineering design contract for the development of an ammonia and urea production plant by KAR Electrical Power Production Trading FZE in Basra, Iraq. Under the terms of the contract, KBR will provide FEED for the 2,300 metric tons per day ammonia production facility and a 3,850 MTPD urea production unit. The FEED will be executed utilizing KBR’s proprietary ammonia technology, designed to enable high efficiency, low emissions, and operational reliability to assist KEPPT with its goal to achieve the lowest overall capex with an optimized project schedule.