(MENAFNEditorial) HOUSTON, Jan. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- KBR, Inc. (NYSE: ) announced today that it expects no disruption to its project being executed through a joint venture with Carillion as a result of Carillion'sannounced liquidation earlier today.
KBR operates a stand-alone Joint Venture with Carillion on Project Allenby Connaught through its Aspire Defence entities, providing high quality design, construction and maintenance services to the British Army for living and working accommodation.The Joint Venture has been successfully performing services for the Ministry of Defence since 2006 and the management and workforce are mature and stable.
We have been undergoing contingency planning for the last three months and are well placed to continue operating this contract. We do not expect any disruption to the delivery of services, the performance of the contract or the cash-flow from the contract because of Carillion's liquidation.
"We've been aware of Carillion's challenges for some time and have taken necessary steps to facilitate a seamless transition and we are operating business as usual," said Stuart Bradie, KBR President and CEO. "We will continue to work closely with the Ministry of Defence, and the administrator to explore options to ensure the long-term continued success of MoD programs."
About KBR, Inc.
KBR is a global provider of differentiated professional services and technologies across the asset and program life cycle within the Government Services and Hydrocarbons sectors. KBR employs over 34,000 people worldwide (including our joint ventures), with customers in more than 80 countries, and operations in 40 countries, across three synergistic global businesses:
Government Services, serving government customers globally, including capabilities that cover the full life-cycle of defense, space, aviation and other government programs and missions from research and development, through systems engineering, test and evaluation, program management, to operations, maintenance, and field logistics Technology & Consulting, including proprietary technology focused on the monetization of hydrocarbons (especially natural gas and natural gas liquids) in ethylene and petrochemicals; ammonia, nitric acid and fertilizers; oil refining; gasification; oil and gas consulting; integrity management; naval architecture and proprietary hulls; and downstream consulting Engineering & Construction, including onshore oil and gas; LNG (liquefaction and regasification)/GTL; oil refining; petrochemicals; chemicals; fertilizers; differentiated EPC; maintenance services (Brown & Root Industrial Services); offshore oil and gas (shallow-water, deep-water, subsea); floating solutions (FPU, FPSO, FLNG & FSRU) and program management KBR is proud to work with its customers across the globe to provide technology, value-added services, integrated EPC delivery and long term operations and maintenance services to ensure consistent delivery with predictable results. At KBR, We Deliver.
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