Shaw opens new office in Abu Dhabi

"We are dedicated to expanding our Middle East operations," said J.M. Bernhard Jr., chairman, president and chief executive officer of Shaw. "Having additional presence in this region will allow us to serve our customers more efficiently and strengthen our position for future projects and services."

Shaw has numerous projects currently underway in the region, including providing front end engineering design (FEED) services for a grassroots acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) plant for Arabian Petrochemical Company; engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning of a 400,000 metric ton per annum plant for SABIC in Saudi Arabia; and detailed engineering, procurement and construction management services for a plant expansion in Saudi Arabia for Petrokeyma.

Shaw also is providing engineering services and licensing for its proprietary Residue Fluid Catalytic Cracking (RFCC) technology to Abu Dhabi Oil Refining Company (Takreer) as a part of the major grassroots expansion of refining capacity at the Ruwais Industrial Complex in the United Arab Emirates.

Shaw has operated an ASME certified pipe fabrication facility in Bahrain since 1994. The largest single fabricator of complex industrial piping systems in the United States, Shaw produces structural, piping and equipment modules for new nuclear power plants utilizing the Westinghouse AP1000 technology, the world's safest and most economical commercial nuclear power technology.

The Shaw Group Inc. is a leading global provider of technology, engineering, procurement, construction, maintenance, fabrication, manufacturing, consulting, remediation and facilities management services for government and private sector clients in the energy, chemicals, environmental, infrastructure and emergency response markets.

A Fortune 500 company with fiscal year 2008 annual revenues of $7bn, Shaw is headquartered in Baton Rouge, La., and employs approximately 26,000 people at its offices and operations in North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region. Shaw is the power sector industry leader according to Engineering News-Record's list of Top 500 Design Firms.