HOUSTON, Nov. 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- KBR, Inc.
(NYSE: KBR) announced today that KBR's global government services
business, KBRwyle, will provide astronaut medical support services
for the European Space Agency's (ESA's) European Astronaut Center
Space Medicine Office in Cologne,
Germany.
KBRwyle will provide a broad range of services including flight
medical operations, health care administration, biomedical
engineering, and sport science and exercise, via a contract with
Vitrociset Belgium SPRL. This work will be performed over three
years with the potential for a two-year extension.
"KBRwyle is excited to continue this 17 year partnership with
the European Space Agency," said Byron
Bright, KBRwyle President. "Our connection to ESA, NASA and
other agencies creates an evolving and positive relationship for
the future of space exploration and its benefits to mankind."
KBRwyle has a legacy of pioneering space engineering,
operations, and medical support and provides space life science and
medical expertise to multiple U.S. and international organizations.
KBRwyle is trusted to lead many of the world's largest and most
critical government programs. KBRwyle's core capabilities
include logistics, engineering, operations, science, program and
acquisition management, IT, cyber and security services.
Revenue associated with this contract was booked into backlog of
unfilled orders for KBR's Government Services Business Segment in
the third quarter of 2017.
About KBR, Inc.
KBR is a global provider of differentiated professional services
and technologies across the asset and program life cycle within the
Government Services and Hydrocarbons sectors. KBR employs over
34,000 people worldwide (including our joint ventures), with
customers in more than 80 countries, and operations in 40
countries, across three synergistic global businesses:
- Government Services, serving government customers globally,
including capabilities that cover the full life-cycle of defense,
space, aviation and other government programs and missions from
research and development, through systems engineering, test and
evaluation, program management, to operations, maintenance, and
field logistics
- Technology & Consulting, including proprietary technology
focused on the monetization of hydrocarbons (especially natural gas
and natural gas liquids) in ethylene and petrochemicals; ammonia,
nitric acid and fertilizers; oil refining; gasification; oil and
gas consulting; integrity management; naval architecture and
proprietary hulls; and downstream consulting
- Engineering & Construction, including onshore oil and gas;
LNG (liquefaction and regasification)/GTL; oil refining;
petrochemicals; chemicals; fertilizers; differentiated EPC;
maintenance services (Brown & Root Industrial Services);
offshore oil and gas (shallow-water, deep-water, subsea); floating
solutions (FPU, FPSO, FLNG & FSRU) and program management
KBR is proud to work with its customers across the globe to
provide technology, value-added services, integrated EPC delivery
and long term operations and maintenance services to ensure
consistent delivery with predictable results. At KBR, We
Deliver.
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outcome of and the publicity surrounding audits and investigations
by domestic and foreign government agencies and legislative bodies;
potential adverse proceedings by such agencies and potential
adverse results and consequences from such proceedings; the scope
and enforceability of the company's indemnities from its former
parent; changes in capital spending by the company's customers; the
company's ability to obtain contracts from existing and new
customers and perform under those contracts; structural changes in
the industries in which the company operates; escalating costs
associated with and the performance of fixed-fee projects and the
company's ability to control its cost under its contracts; claims
negotiations and contract disputes with the company's customers;
changes in the demand for or price of oil and/or natural gas;
protection of intellectual property rights; compliance with
environmental laws; changes in government regulations and
regulatory requirements; compliance with laws related to income
taxes; unsettled political conditions, war and the effects of
terrorism; foreign operations and foreign exchange rates and
controls; the development and installation of financial systems;
increased competition for employees; the ability to successfully
complete and integrate acquisitions; and operations of joint
ventures, including joint ventures that are not controlled by the
company.
KBR's most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K, any
subsequent Form 10-Qs and 8-Ks, and other Securities and Exchange
Commission filings discuss some of the important risk factors that
KBR has identified that may affect the business, results of
operations and financial condition. Except as required by law, KBR
undertakes no obligation to revise or update publicly any
forward-looking statements for any reason.
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