Fluor Corp.
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| Type | Public NYSE: FLR |
| Founded | Oshkosh, Wisconsin (1890) (as Rudolph Fluor & Brothers) |
| Headquarters | Irving, Texas, United States |
| Key people | Alan L. Boeckmann, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer D. Michael Steuert, Chief Financial Officer |
| Industry | Engineering, procurement, and construction, and Maintenance Services |
| Revenue | ▲$14.1 Billion USD (2006) |
| Net income | ▲ $263.5 Million USD (2006) |
| Employees | 34,836 (2007) |
| Website | www.fluor.com |
Fluor Corporation is a publicly owned engineering, procurement, construction, and maintenance services organizations. Fluor is headquartered in Irving, Texas. The company employs about 40,000 international employees and maintains offices in over 25 countries. Fluor is a Fortune 500 company.
Its clients include oil and gas, chemicals and petrochemicals, commercial and institutional, government services, life sciences, manufacturing, microelectronics, mining, power, telecommunications and transportation.
[edit] History, in decades
Fluor incorporated in 1924, as Fluor Brothers Construction Company. During the 1920s, it developed expertise in the construction needs of the oil and gas markets.
- 1930s, became a major competitor in the construction of refineries.
- 1940s, secured international contracts in Canada, Venezuela, and Saudi Arabia.
- 1950s, contracted for nuclear power plant work, as well as with the US Air Force for work at the Dhahran Air Base.
- 1960s, constructed the first refinery in South Korea, and diversified into offshore drilling and mining.
- 1970s, acquired Daniel International Corporation.
- 1980s, changed name of its operating unit to Fluor Daniel.
- 1990s, acquired ADP Marshall and semiconductor project management companies.
