JGC Corporation announced that a contract has been awarded by Chevron Canada Limited (Chevron) to a joint venture of JGC and Fluor to provide engineering, procurement and construction services for the proposed Kitimat LNG plant to be built in Bish Cove, British Columbia, Canada. Chevron and Apache Canada Limited (Apache) each hold a 50 percent interest in the proposed plant, which will have an annual capacity of 11 million tonnes per year (2 liquefaction trains of 5.5 million tonnes).

JGC and Fluor established a joint venture to execute the project, leveraging JGC's extensive experience of LNG projects worldwide as well as Fluor's expertise from its outstanding track record of mega-sized projects in North America. JGC will be responsible for the liquefaction process facilities as the core of the LNG plant, with Fluor principally responsible for utilities and offsite facilities.

On the Pacific coast of British Columbia, Kitimat LNG is the most mature of the proposed LNG projects in Western Canada.

JGC has been involved in LNG projects accounting for 30% of LNG production globally and is now executing several LNG projects in various parts of the world. As a leading contractor for LNG plants, JGC will continue to actively pursue the development of business activities aimed at contributing to LNG projects which will be realized in the future.

About JGC

JGC, one of Japan's leading engineering companies, was established in 1928. Since then, JGC has carried out approximately 20,000 projects in Japan as well as overseas, in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, South America, and East Europe. JGC's fields of expertise range from the hydrocarbon area, including gas, oil and petrochemicals, to the general industrial field, including pharmaceuticals and chemicals. From basic planning of the project to design, procurement of materials and equipment, construction and commisioning, JGC's engineering services provide a total and consistent system that has been highly evaluated by clients all over the world. JGC has also established local engineering centers in diverse countries to ensure the global scale project implementation. In addition, JGC supports the client's business from a lifecycle perspective, and provides total engineering services that include not only implementation of the project, but also new business planning, optimization proposals, operation and maintenance, and system solutions.

About Fluor Corporation

For more than 100 years, Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) has partnered with its clients to design, build and maintain many of the world's most challenging and complex capital projects. Through its global network of offices on six continents, more than 41,000 employees provide comprehensive capabilities and world-class expertise in the fields of engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, fabrication, operations, maintenance and project management. Today, the company serves a global client base in the energy, chemicals, government, industrial, infrastructure, operations & maintenance, manufacturing & life sciences, mining, power and transportation sectors. Headquartered in Irving, Texas, Fluor ranks 110 on the FORTUNE 500 list and had revenue of $27.6 billion in 2012.

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