Phillips 66 has awarded Wood Group a five-year contract by to provide supplemental maintenance services and support for small capital construction projects and turnarounds to the Sweeny Refinery.
Wood Group confirmed that 175 of its employees will be based at the refinery, which is located approximately 65 miles southwest of Houston, Texas, US. These employees will provide the maintenance services.
Wood Group has supported the refinery for more than 20 years, providing specialty heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) and construction services, and upgrades to the process controls, alarms and environmental data management systems.
Andrew Stewart, CEO for Wood Group’s Asset Life Cycle Solutions business in the Western region, said: "This contract builds on our long-standing relationship with Phillips 66 supporting the Sweeny facility and other downstream and chemical assets across the US. We look forward to providing cost-effective services and efficient manpower practices to improve the refinery’s performance across our maintenance, small capital construction, and shutdowns and turnarounds programmes."
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