KBR UK Home Page About Us Our Approach Our Work News Careers Contact Us Corporate Home > About Us > Our Firsts > Energy Firsts KBR: Firsts in Energy in the UK Created Europe's largest petrochemical plant of its time ICI Wilton complex in Teesside 1951 First platform and pipeline in the North Sea Amoco Hanseatic German Bight region 1964 Development of Britain’s first major oilfield in the North Sea BP Forties Field Also a first for water depth, use of flotation tanks and ballasting 1971 First North Atlantic new build floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel BP Schiehallion 1971 World’s largest graving dock Nigg Yard 1972 World’s largest liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) complex Kuwait Oil Company, Kuwait 1975 Largest-ever fertiliser complex in Ireland NET, Cork, Ireland 1975 First high-deck floatover production topsides deck Phillips Maureen Platform in North Sea’s UK sector 1983 First North Sea FPSO vessel Kerr-McGee Gryphon 1993 World’s largest (capacity) operating liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility NLNG, Bonny Island, Nigeria 1995 World’s largest aniline and mononitrobenzene project ICI, Wilton complex in Teesside 1997 First floatover in Caspian Sea BP ACG field development Ongoing since 1997 First North Atlantic new-build FPSO vessel BP Schiehallion 1998 First North American new-build FPSO and harsh-water FPSO vessel PetroCanada Terra Nova 2002 World’s largest carbon capture (carbon dioxide sequestration) facility BP Sonatrach, In Salah, Algeria 2003 First offshore wind farm with substation on site Centrica/DONG Energy 2004 World’s largest gas-to-liquids (GTL) complex Shell Pearl GTL, Qatar 2005 About Us Our History 1933 – 1970 1971 – 1986 1987 – 2000 2001 & Beyond Our Firsts Energy Firsts Defence Firsts Policing Firsts Our Awards Work with us Discover our global experise at KBR.com Contact Us History Where We Work Projects Quick Links About Us Our Approach Our Work News Careers Contact Us Global Presence Africa Americas Asia Australia Europe Middle East © 2014 KBR, Inc. All Rights Reserved Privacy Policy Legal Statement Accessibility