Technip Gets Contract For Westlake Chemical's Ethylene Plant Expansion

(RTTNews) - French oilfield services provider Technip (TNHPF.PK, TKPPY.PK) Tuesday announced that it was awarded a contract by Westlake Chemical Corp. (WLK) to provide detailed engineering and procurement services to expand the recovery section of Westlake's Petro 1 ethylene plant at its complex in Sulphur, Louisiana, USA.

Technip's operating center in Houston, Texas will execute the project, with support from the firm's office in Mumbai, India.

Stan Knez, Senior Vice President, Technip Stone & Webster Process Technology, said, "This award follows a series of Technip feasibility studies to help Westlake evaluate expansion options and development of the process design package and front end engineering design for the expansion. Technip is pleased to bring its extensive ethylene plant modernization experience and continue its involvement in bringing this important project to fruition."