Shell selects Jacobs for European biofuels contract

Pasadena, California - Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has won a three-year contract from Shell Supply and Distribution to provide front-end design, engineering, procurement, and construction management services for Shell's European biofuels programme. The programme covers the installation of bioethanol and biodiesel blending facilities in Shell depots throughout Europe.

Under the contract, Jacobs will develop conceptual designs and basic engineering packages for various biofuel blending projects, progressing to full implementation and construction management for most of the projects. Jacobs will execute the work in its Ghent, Belgium, office. The value of the contract was not disclosed.

"We are very enthusiastic to support Shell in implementing this biofuels programme," commented Robert Matha, vice president Jacobs Group . "It achieves Shell's objective to comply with European Union directives and satisfies customer demand for clean fuels products."