SAMSUNG Engineering has won a $2.47-billion project to construct a petrochemical plant in the UAE.

Under the terms of the agreement with Takreer, an oil refining unit of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc), the Korean firm will build a carbon black and delayed coker plant. It is the eighth order in five years from Adnoc, the UAE’s national oil firm and its affiliates.

The facility will be located in the refining complex in Ruwais, west of Abu Dhabi. When completed, it will be capable of producing 40,000 tonnes of carbon black per year and 30,000 barrels of crude oil per day.

Samsung will provide project management services for the engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning processes on a lump-sum turnkey basis. The plant will be completed by December 2015.

“This order further highlights Samsung Engineering’s project management and engineering expertise, as well as our strong partnership with Takreer. We look forward to executing this landmark project under the highest standards,’’ said Park Ki-seok, company CEO.

The firm recently won the Ruwais refinery utilities and offsite package worth $2.73 billion. It also oversaw all packages of the $10-billion Ruwais refinery expansion as the official interface manager. Samsung’s eight projects from Adnoc and its affiliated units are worth $9.1 billion.

Last year, the construction firm completed the world’s largest lubricant base oil plant in Bahrain, which can produce up to 400,000 tonnes of oil annually.