Fluor Wins Contract for America First Refining Facility

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Fluor Corporation has been selected by America First Refining (AFR) to execute the front-end engineering and design (FEED) for their large-scale refining facility in Brownsville, Texas. The new AFR refinery is the first new refining project to be built in the United States in decades.

Why it matters

The construction of a major new refinery in the U.S. is a significant development for the domestic energy industry, which has seen limited investment in refining capacity in recent years. The project is expected to create hundreds of construction jobs and dozens of permanent operational roles once completed.

The details

Under the contract, Fluor will lead the FEED work for the new AFR refinery, which is planned to have a capacity of 300,000 barrels per day. The facility will be located in Brownsville, Texas, near the U.S.-Mexico border. This will be the first new refinery built in the U.S. since the 1970s.

• Fluor was selected by AFR in April 2026 to begin the FEED work.
• Construction on the new refinery is expected to begin in late 2027 upon completion of the FEED phase.

What’s next

Upon completion of the FEED work, AFR is expected to make a final investment decision on the project in early 2028, with construction potentially starting later that year.