HOUSTON, TX--(Marketwired - November 21, 2016) - KBR, Inc. (NYSE: KBR) announced that its Saudi Arabian joint venture engineering operation, KBR-AMCDE, has signed an
amendment to extend its existing General Engineering Services Plus (GES+) Contract with Saudi Aramco.
Under the terms of the contract, KBR will provide front-end engineering design (FEED), detailed design, material procurement,
and project management services (PMS) to support Saudi Aramco's capital programs in Saudi Arabia. This amendment will extend the
contract from an initial five years for a further five years with options for additional extensions.
The contract will be executed by KBR-AMCDE using resources located within its Saudi Arabia offices and focus on the
development and utilization of local talent throughout the execution phases.
"We are proud to extend our contract with Saudi Aramco and look forward to the successful execution of future projects," said
Jay Ibrahim, President - Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). "Saudi Aramco has always been and continues to be a very
important client to our business, both in Saudi Arabia and globally, and we are delighted to continue providing our engineering
and project management services for a wide range of Saudi Aramco projects and to continue to grow and maintain a substantial
presence in the Middle East Region," Ibrahim continued.
Revenue associated with this project was undisclosed and will be booked into backlog of unfilled orders for KBR's Engineering
& Construction Business Segment as purchase orders are issued under the contract.
About KBR, Inc.
KBR is a global provider of differentiated professional services and technologies across the asset and program life cycle
within the Hydrocarbons and Government Services Sectors. KBR employs over 31,000 people worldwide, with customers in more than 80
countries, and operations in 40 countries, across three synergistic global businesses:
- Government Services, serving government customers globally, including capabilities that cover the full life-cycle of
defense, space, aviation and other government programs and missions from research and development, through systems engineering,
test and evaluation, program management, to operations, maintenance, and field logistics
- Technology & Consulting, including proprietary technology focused on the monetization of hydrocarbons (especially natural
gas and natural gas liquids) in ethylene and petrochemicals; ammonia, nitric acid and fertilizers; oil refining; gasification;
oil and gas consulting; integrity management; naval architecture and proprietary hulls; and downstream consulting
- Engineering & Construction, including onshore oil and gas; LNG (liquefaction and regasification)/GTL; oil refining;
petrochemicals; chemicals; fertilizers; differentiated EPC; maintenance services (Brown & Root Industrial Services); offshore
oil and gas (shallow-water, deep-water, subsea); floating solutions (FPU, FPSO, FLNG & FSRU) and program management
KBR is proud to work with its customers across the globe to provide technology, value-added services, integrated EPC delivery
and long term operations and maintenance services to ensure consistent delivery with predictable results. At KBR, We
Deliver.
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structural changes in the industries in which the company operates; escalating costs associated with and the performance of
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rights; compliance with environmental laws; changes in government regulations and regulatory requirements; compliance with laws
related to income taxes; unsettled political conditions, war and the effects of terrorism; foreign operations and foreign
exchange rates and controls; the development and installation of financial systems; increased competition for employees; the
ability to successfully complete and integrate acquisitions; and operations of joint ventures, including joint ventures that are
not controlled by the company.
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