Skanska to expand refinery in Brazil for USD 150 M, about SEK 960 M

Skanska has secured a contract to build a hydrodesulphurization (HDS) unit at a refinery in Brazil. Skanska’s contract amount totals USD 150 M, about SEK 960 M, which is included in order bookings for the first quarter.

The customer is Refap, a consortium comprising the state-owned Brazilian oil company Petrobas and privately owned Spanish-Argentine Repsol YPF. This is Skanska’s third project for Refap in the past four years.