John Wood Group has been appointed as an engineering partner in a five year agreement with Sasol South Africa to support the company's assets in the African state.
The Aberdeen-headquartered engineering group will provide consultancy support from feasibility studies and front end engineering design, through to engineering work, procurement and construction.
The partnership framework approach is a new way of working for Sasol and is seen as a mutually beneficial agreement which will see the partners working together to maximise efficiency and drive long-term sustainability of Sasol operations.
The project will be executed by Wood’s regional office and on-site project teams with support from the company’s global capital projects and technical consulting expertise.
Dave Stewart, CEO of Wood’s Asset Solutions business in Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia, said: “We are delighted to have secured this partnership agreement with Sasol to support their capital projects portfolio across the complete asset life cycle, from feasibility to construction.“Drawing on Wood’s global capabilities, we will work collaboratively to deliver sustainable, efficient and innovative solutions to support Sasol’s operations in South Africa.”
