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HOUSTON, Nov 05, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- KBR (NYSE:KBR) announced today that it has been awarded a contract by Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Company (SAUDI KAYAN) to develop and implement an Operator Training Simulator (OTS) for its grassroots phenol plant located in Saudi Arabia.
KBR, who is also the technology licensor for the phenol plant, will develop a customized, high-fidelity simulator to be used for the initial training of SAUDI KAYAN phenol plant operators and for continual refresher training after plant startup. The overall system will consist of custom dynamic models developed by KBR that will accurately mimic the actual behavior of the phenol plant. The models will be connected to a set of dedicated control system hardware and operator consoles that will allow plant operators to train in a realistic environment without disrupting normal plant operations. The goal is to significantly reduce downtime and sustain high on-stream factor for SAUDI KAYAN's first phenol plant in Saudi Arabia.
"KBR is pleased to continue building on our strong relationship with SAUDI KAYAN for this OTS system implementation," said Tim Challand, President, KBR Technology. "The award exemplifies the diversity of services KBR offers our clients and allows us the opportunity to showcase our expertise in advanced chemical engineering applications." KBR is a global engineering, construction and services company supporting the energy, hydrocarbon, government services, minerals, civil infrastructure, power and industrial markets. For more information, visit www.kbr.com.
SOURCE: KBR CONTACT: KBR Director, Communications Heather Browne, 713-753-3775 heather.browne@kbr.com or Director, Investor Relations Rob Kukla, Jr., 713-753-5082 investors@kbr.com Copyright Business Wire 2009 -0- KEYWORD: United States
Saudi Arabia
North America
Middle East
Texas INDUSTRY KEYWORD: Education
Technology
Hardware
Other Technology
Manufacturing
Chemicals/Plastics
Engineering
Training SUBJECT CODE: Contract/Agreement
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