JGC Corporation is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a contract by Singapore Refining Company Private Limited ("SRC"), jointly owned by Singapore Petroleum Company and Chevron, to carry out the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) work for the construction of a gasoline clean fuels facility and a cogeneration plant at SRC's refinery in Jurong, Singapore. Project commissioning is expected by first half 2017.

New facilities under the EPC contract include a Gasoline Desulphurization Unit, an Amine Treating Unit, a Heavy Naphtha Splitter and a two-train Cogeneration Unit.

The new Gasoline Desulphurization Unit with a capacity of 26,000 bpsd, the Cogeneration Unit with a total power output of 72 megawatts, together with the Naphtha Splitter, is expected to enable production of motor gasoline that meets Euro-IV and V specifications under more energy-efficient operation. It will enhance SRC's clean fuels capability and enable SRC to meet stricter gasoline specifications when these are implemented.

JGC continues to be pleased to contribute to environment-friendly energy and world energy security by providing engineering services to suit a wide variety of client needs.

About JGC

JGC, one of Japan's leading engineering companies, was established in 1928. Since then, JGC has carried out approximately 20,000 projects in Japan as well as overseas, in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, South America, and East Europe. JGC's fields of expertise range from the hydrocarbon area, including gas, oil and petrochemicals, to the general industrial field, including pharmaceuticals and chemicals. From basic planning of the project to design, procurement of materials and equipment, construction and commisioning, JGC's engineering services provide a total and consistent system that has been highly evaluated by clients all over the world. JGC has also established local engineering centers in diverse countries to ensure the global scale project implementation. In addition, JGC supports the client's business from a lifecycle perspective, and provides total engineering services that include not only implementation of the project, but also new business planning, optimization proposals, operation and maintenance, and system solutions.

See the site of the Jurong SRC refinery