Through the "One-KBR" project execution model, we eliminate risky handoffs - connecting every phase, every vendor, every outcome of the project.

Hari Ravindran, Senior Vice President, Technology Solutions, KBR

In the past, large-scale energy and materials projects have operated on an assumption of certainty that with the set traditional models and specialized teams, the right outcomes would follow. But in today's environment, that certainty can no longer be taken for granted.

Timelines are getting tighter. Technologies are evolving fast. Investor scrutiny is at an all-time high. At KBR, we've been seeing these challenges first-hand. And more importantly, we've learnt how to stay ahead of them.

Where Projects Go Off-Track

A McKinsey analysis of over 500 large-scale projects globally (each valued at $100M or more, with 62% classified as mega projects) found average cost overruns of 79% and average delays of 52%. While many factors contribute to these outcomes, one of the biggest risks lies in what is designed and what finally gets built. Each handoff: between vendors, teams and phases tends to introduce ambiguity and lead to delays.

Integration That Builds in Certainty

Traditional project lifecycles follow a step-by-step structure: PDP (Process Design Package) to FEED (Front-End Engineering Design) to detailed engineering, procurement and construction. While this structure may seem orderly, handoffs between these phases can often lead to long lead times and project risks.

A truly integrated project model brings together technology, engineering, equipment, procurement and operations from the outset.

KBR has spent decades executing complex projects. We've made project integration central to how we deliver. We engage early - at the pre-FEED stage - with feasibility studies, concept development through to PDP. From there, we are able to move directly to detailed engineering, reducing project timelines by 4+ months and unlocking 15-30% cost savings for our clients by accelerating time to production.

Integration does more than connect project phases. It eliminates the time and cost that accumulates "in between phase gaps". Rather than having the need to add contingency after, we believe in de-risking every stage of the project from the outset.

Real World Examples

We're applying this model to deliver world-scale ammonia plants from 3,000 MTPD to 6,000 MTPD with the capability to scale up to 10,000 MTPD. Many of these are among the world's most energy-efficient plants and continue to operate with record up time. For a recently awarded ammonia and urea project, we're executing PDP, engineering, equipment supply, and urea package delivery - a fully integrated solution that reduces vendor complexity and de-risks the project.

In advanced recycling too, we applied this approach to deliver projects. Today, we are offering modular solutions for Hydro-PRT globally, helping clients turn mixed plastic waste into high-value recycled oil.

By shifting fabrication to controlled offsite environments for modular equipment, installation costs can be reduced by up to 20% along with months saved on delivery schedule. We're currently working with some local fabricators for a project and training an all-women team of 50 "pink welders" to deliver a large K-SAAT module on time and on budget.

Pioneering Innovation with Certainty

It is much easier to control a project's outcome at the early stages of project design. This is why we emphasize doing feasibility studies that give clients and investors a clear line of sight to delivery.

For example: we're pioneering a first-of-its-kind floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) facility for ammonia. Drawing from decades of offshore expertise, this innovation integrates ammonia synthesis, storage, and offloading on a floating platform and offers a flexible, safe, scalable path to produce and store ammonia offshore. Working with Samsung Heavy Industries, we have completed the feasibility study and are now advancing to the next phase. It's a new concept - but it follows the guiding principles that define how we work.

Imagine a Fully Digital Project
Digital tools are transforming how projects are executed.

Through digital twins, remote diagnostics and other smart tools, we're streamlining inspection and monitoring. During COVID, these tools were very critical, keeping projects moving even in locked-down environments.

From lab-scale to commercialization, our stage-gated digital approach validates data at every step, ensuring reliability and performance before full-scale deployment.

Restoring Confidence in Capital Projects

The scale and complexity of modern capital projects aren't going away. But uncertainty doesn't have to be a given. At KBR, we offer a seamless path - from concept to commissioning - that embeds certainty at every step, reduces risk and restores confidence for our clients, for investors and for industries.

It's this model - built on decades of execution experience, that continues to set us apart.