The Italian engineering company Maire Tecnimont, Milan, said on July 7 that its Tecnimont subsidiary and its sister company, NextChem, have won a lump-sum turnkey Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contract for a low-carbon ammonia Synloop facility to be built in the Gulf Cooperation Council region (Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman).
The scope of work includes engineering activities and supply of all materials and equipment, as well as construction activities. Tecnimont said it has been instructed to immediately start with the engineering work in relation to the project; the commencement of the procurement and construction works will be confirmed later this year when a final investment decision will be made. The project entails a 3,000 mt/d (1 million mt/y) low-carbon ammonia Synloop plant and completion of the project is expected by the second half of 2025.