CB&I has been awarded contracts for the technology license, basic engineering and front end engineering and design (FEED) services for a proposed ethane cracker by Occidental Chemical Corporation.
The proposed cracker is planned to have a capacity of approximately 1.2 billion pounds of ethylene annually.
The scope of work covered by the contract will include the basic engineering for the ethylene technology and five SRT® (short residence time) cracking heaters from CB&I’s Lummus Technology business sector. Ethane derived from domestic shale gas is anticipated to be the feedstock for the proposed cracker.