HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KBR (NYSE:KBR) today announced its M.W. Kellogg Ltd. (MWKL) subsidiary has entered into a license agreement and basic engineering design (BED) agreement with Kawasaki Plant Systems, Ltd. (K-Plant) for the Mary Project, anticipated grassroots ammonia and urea plants to be located in Turkmenistan.

MWKL’s services include the development of a basic engineering design package and the provision of an ammonia license in order for K-Plant to engineer, procure and construct the ammonia and urea plants of the Mary Project.

“With a long history of operating in Central Asia, this contract award provides MWKL the opportunity to strengthen our credentials in the region,” said Stewart Watson, Managing Director, MWKL. ”We are proud to be part of such an important project in Turkmenistan, and I am confident our services can add value to this venture.”

A state-owned enterprise of the Republic of Turkmenistan, Turkmenhimya is commissioning the Mary Project effort, with support from Sojitz Corporation.

MWKL, a majority owned subsidiary of KBR Inc. is a full service contractor serving the energy and petrochemicals industries. MWKL, headquartered in London, executes world-scale international projects from conceptual feasibility studies through fixed price turnkey mega-projects. For more information, visit www.mwkl.co.uk.

KBR is a global engineering, construction and services company supporting the energy, hydrocarbon, government services, minerals, civil infrastructure, power and industrial markets. For more information, visit www.kbr.com.