KBR wins ammonia tech contract in Australia

KBR has won an ammonia technology contract from DL E&C for NeuRizer's, formerly Leigh Creek Energy, carbon-neutral fertiliser project in Australia, it said on April 7.

Under the terms of the contract, KBR will provide technology licensing and engineering for the ammonia plant based on its Purifier process. This is the first fully integrated urea production facility in the world leveraging an innovative configuration for in-situ syngas production, gas processing, ammonia and urea manufacturing and carbon geo-sequestration, KBR said.

"We are excited to provide our energy-efficient ammonia technology to DL E&C for NeuRizer's flagship carbon-neutral project for the local and export agriculture markets," said Doug Kelly, KBR president, Technology.

NeuRizer urea project, located in South Australia, will initially produce 1mn metric tons/year of urea fertiliser with the potential to increase to 2mn mt/year. The project is carbon neutral by design, and the decarbonisation pathway is embedded in the front-end engineering and design process to ensure that it achieves zero carbon operations from first operations in 2025, KBR said.