Fluor awarded FEED for petrochemical facility in Bahrain

Published by Ellie Brosnan, Editorial Assistant
Hydrocarbon Engineering, Wednesday, 22 July 2026 12:00

Fluor Corp. has announced that it has been selected by Gulf Petrochemical Industries Co. (GPIC) to execute the front-end engineering and design (FEED) for a new aromatics facility located in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The project will expand GPIC’s existing complex, which currently produces ammonia, urea, and methanol.

“This award reflects GPIC’s confidence in Fluor’s ability to deliver complex petrochemical projects with technical excellence and predictable outcomes,” said Pierre Bechelany, Fluor’s Business Group President of Energy Solutions. “We look forward to supporting GPIC as it advances this important investment for the Kingdom of Bahrain’s industrial future.”

The new facility will utilise commercially proven process technologies to produce approximately 1.2 million tpy of paraxylene and 0.5 million tpy of benzene. Paraxylene and benzene are critical building blocks for plastics, polyester fibres, and packaging materials, supporting global demand for high-performance consumer and industrial products.

Read the article online at: https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/22072026/fluor-awarded-feed-for-petrochemical-facility-in-bahrain/

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