Within the late 1990s, Engen Petroleum selected Fluor as its accomplice in performing all capital work on the Durban refinery, from conceptualization by the development of tasks. The work covers all disciplines and likewise contains training, commissioning, and handover to operations.

In 2002, the Fluor / Engen Refinery partnership was introduced with a Tasks & Programs award for its crude furnace from the South African Institute of Mechanical Engineering (SAIMechE). Among the standards for the award was the diploma of South African expertise within the design and construction, and environmental sensitivity.

The crude furnace is the largest on the African continent and has allowed Engen Refinery to get pleasure from the bottom SO2 emissions of any crude oil refinery in South Africa. The award was introduced at the 110th anniversary celebration of the SAIMechE in Durban.