Wood to provide construction services for the Red Rock Biofuels biorefinery

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Type of post: FLASH NEWS.

More news coming from the Red Rock Biofuels plant in Lakeview (Oregon, USA):
- Wood has secured a multimillion-dollar contract from IR1 Group LLC, whose team is in charge of the project (Red Rock Biofuels is a IR1 Group subsidiary). 
- Wood has been contracted to provide construction and mechanical services.
- The construction of the Lakeview facility is expected to take approximately two years. Previous news pointed 18 months.
Press release: “Wood to construct biofuel facility in Oregon”, 12/3/2019.
More information about the project following the links below:
- “Red Rock Biofuels commences construction of its biorefinery in Oregon”, 9/5/2018.
- “Emerging Fuels Technology to supply increased FT capacity for Red Rock Biofuels biorefinery”, 7/3/2019.

Figure 1. Wood to provide construction services for the Red Rock Biofuels biorefinery

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