The contract is for a potential 5,000 metric tonnes-per-day methanol project in St. James Parish, Louisiana, near the Mississippi River.

Fluor said it is working to finalize the process design and complete preliminary design for the facility.

South Louisiana Methanol is a gas-to-methanol project, which is being developed by the Todd Corporation and ZEEP Management US.

Fluor specializes in the fields of engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning and fabrication operations, maintenance, and project management.

The company serves a global client base in the energy, chemicals, government, industrial, infrastructure, operations & maintenance, mining, power and transportation sectors.

In 2012, Fluor Offshore Solutions, a business unit of Fluor, secured an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) support contract for phase 3 of the Malampaya Deep Water gas-to-power project in Philippines.