Technip in consortium with Tomé Engenharia, specialized in transportation and industrial rigging, was awarded by Petrobras a lump sum turnkey engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract, for five new units at the Presidente Bernardes Refinery in Cubatão, state of São Paulo, Brazil. The project, scheduled to be completed by the end of 2013, will allow the production of low-sulfur content diesel to comply with new Brazilian environmental regulations.

Technip’s operating center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, will be in charge of engineering and procurement activities, while Tomé Engenharia will be responsible for all construction activities. The project will reach a 75 % Brazilian content.

• Technip, Paris, France
• Petrobras, Rio de Janeiro, R.J., Brazil
• Tomé Engenharia, São Paulo Area, Brazil