SGS has been contracted to perform pre- and post-weld heat treatment (PWHT) processes for the CB&I expansion project at the Refinería de Cartagena S.A. (REFICAR) refinery in Cartagena, Colombia.

SGS will provide PWHT services in compliance with manufacturing codes ASME VIII, ASME B31.3 and B31.1 for pipes ranging in diameter from one to twenty-four inches. Dated March 20, the agreement specifies a project execution period of fourteen months to begin on April 1 this year and proceed until June 2013.

CB&I has designed, engineered and constructed some of the world's largest energy infrastructure projects and provided engineering, procurement, construction (EPC) solutions and proven technologies. One of the world's most prominent providers of EPC and process technology licensing, CB&I continues to offer a comprehensive range of solutions to the energy and natural resource industries. In the Cartagena project, CB&I is solely responsible for the engineering, procurement and construction of a multi-process unit refinery to be built adjacent to the existing REFICAR refinery.

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