Fluor has won a contract from Dow to provide front-end engineering and design (FEED) and engineering, procurement, and construction management (EPCM) services for the world’s first net-zero carbon emissions ethylene cracker and derivatives complex. This will be located in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada.
Fluor will start with the initial FEED award in Q1 and expects the additional EPCM scope will be awarded by 2023, subject to a final investment decision by Dow’s Board of Directors.
“We commend Dow for its leadership and commitment to decarbonize its global footprint, and we are pleased to work together with the company on this important project,” said Jim Breuer, group president, of Fluor’s Energy Solutions business. “Fluor’s expertise in the energy transition is helping clients across industries reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve energy efficiency.”
If approved by Dow’s Board of Directors and various regulatory agencies, Dow’s net-zero emissions ethylene cracker and derivatives complex will decarbonize around 20% of its global ethylene capacity while increasing its polyethylene supply by about 15% and supporting about $1 billion of EBITDA growth across the value chain by 2030.
The additional project scope, to be awarded in 2023, includes integrated project management team services for the entire Fort Saskatchewan Path2Zero program and EPCM services for the ethane cracker and associated utilities, power, and infrastructure.