A world provider of diversified professional services, KBR said it has been awarded a contract by Sonatrach and Cepsa to provide basic engineering design (BED) and front-end engineering design (FEED) for the Rhoude el Krouf Field (RKF) redevelopment in Algeria.

The RKF field, located in the Algeria desert south-East of Hassi Messaoud, includes an oil and gas Central Processing Facilities (CPF) with gathering network and all jointed structures.

KBR in a statement affirmed that the redevelopment will add an additional oil and gas treatment train to the existing facilities. This project is part of Sonatrach's and Cepsa's objectives to support the increase of Algeria's oil and gas capacity.

It added that the project will kick-start from KBR's London (UK) and Chennai (India) offices over an eight month period.

"KBR is proud of its more than 45-year history in Algeria," remarked Jay Ibrahim, KBR President, and Energy Solutions – Services.

Ibrahim added that "This project will demonstrate KBR's ability to utilize its global resources to provide the full capabilities of engineering and FEED services”