Fluor selected for FEED on America First Refining’s new Brownsville refinery
Key highlights
- Fluor to execute FEED for America First Refining's Brownsville refinery.
- First new U.S. refinery in over 50 years; expected to process >60 million barrels/year of domestic shale crude.
- Products: gasoline, diesel and jet fuel using commercially proven low‑emission technologies.
- Fluor will recognize the undisclosed contract value in Q1 2026.
Project overview
Fluor was selected by America First Refining to perform the front-end engineering and design (FEED) for a new large-scale refinery to be built in Brownsville, Texas; this will be the first new U.S. refinery in more than 50 years.
Capacity and feedstock
The facility is expected to process more than 60 million barrels per year of domestic shale crude, intended to support U.S. energy resilience.
Products and technology
The refinery is planned to produce gasoline, diesel and jet fuel and will use commercially proven technologies aimed at clean and efficient processing of American shale oil.
Contract value and timing
The contract value was not disclosed; Fluor will recognize the contract value in the first quarter of 2026.
Source: Fluor