Fluor awarded FEED for GPIC aromatics facility in Bahrain
- Fluor was selected by Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company (GPIC) to execute the front‑end engineering and design for a new aromatics facility in Bahrain.
- The project will expand GPIC’s Sitra complex, which currently produces ammonia, urea and methanol.
- Planned annual output is approximately 1.2 million metric tons of paraxylene and 0.5 million metric tons of benzene.
- The facility will employ commercially proven process technologies.
Contract award
Fluor Corporation has been selected by Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company (GPIC) to carry out the front‑end engineering and design (FEED) for a new aromatics facility in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
“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.”
Capacity and technology
The new unit is planned to produce about 1.2 million metric tons per year of paraxylene and 0.5 million metric tons per year of benzene. The project will utilize commercially proven process technologies.
Site and context
The aromatics facility will expand GPIC’s existing complex in Sitra, which currently produces ammonia, urea and methanol.
Source: Fluor