CB&I Awarded Contracts by Occidental Chemical Corporation

THE WOODLANDS, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- CB&I

announced today that it has been awarded contracts by Occidental Chemical Corporation for the technology license, basic engineering and front end engineering and design (FEED) services for a proposed new ethane cracker. The proposed cracker is anticipated to have a capacity of approximately 1.2 billion pounds per year of ethylene. The scope of work includes the basic engineering for the ethylene technology and five SRT® (short residence time) cracking heaters from CB&I's Lummus Technology business sector. Feedstock for the proposed cracker is anticipated to be ethane derived from domestic shale gas. About CB&I CB&I