Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced that ICA Fluor, its industrial engineering, fabrication and construction joint venture with Empresas ICA, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV and NYSE: ICA), signed a contract with Shell Canada Energy to supply modular fabrication and procurement services for 13 well pads for heavy oil extraction at Shell’s Carmon Creek project currently under construction in northern Alberta. The project is expected to produce about 80,000 barrels per day of heavy oil from Shell’s Peace River Operations using steam recovery methods. The initial contract awarded to ICA Fluor is worth US$264 million, and Fluor will book its $132 million share in the fourth quarter of 2014.

“This project is a major step for our company,” said Juan Carlos Santos, director general of ICA Fluor. “We are proud of this certification of our fabrication yards’ capabilities and work processes, and we look forward to supporting Shell on their North American projects.”

ICA Fluor will fabricate the modules at the El Empalme yard, property of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Industria del Hierro, located in Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico. The completion is scheduled for December 2017.

“This is a great opportunity for ICA Fluor, for Mexico’s labor force and for the Tampico region,” said Lucía Bustamante, communications and government relations director for Shell Mexico. “After a solid certification process, negotiations and several site visits for further assessment, the final outcome is a successful enterprise framework agreement that will add value to the Shell Carmon Creek project.”

This contract is the first award under the multi-year frame agreement signed with Shell Global Solutions International U.S. for projects in North America in June 2014. It is also the first fabrication work ICA Fluor/Industria del Hierro will perform for a project in Canada.

Shell Mexico’s sourcing office promotes the use of Mexican suppliers on a global basis that have been already qualified according to Shell’s technical and health, safety, security and environmental standards. This opportunity clearly provides diversification of demand for Mexican suppliers. This award reinforces ICA Fluor’s fabrication capabilities and competitiveness to support projects located around the world.

Module fabrication enhances safety performance by transferring work at heights to ground level and improves quality and productivity by working in a controlled yard environment. The approach can shorten construction schedules by allowing simultaneous activities at both the job site and fabrication yard. It also reduces site congestion, minimizes impacts to existing facilities and reduces risks and costs associated to weather-related impacts.

About Royal Dutch Shell plc

Royal Dutch Shell plc is incorporated in England and Wales, has its headquarters in The Hague and is listed on the London, Amsterdam, and New York stock exchanges. Shell companies have operations in more than 70 countries and territories with businesses including oil and gas exploration and production; production and marketing of liquefied natural gas and gas to liquids; manufacturing, marketing and shipping of oil products and chemicals and renewable energy projects.

About ICA Fluor

ICA Fluor is the leading industrial engineering-construction company in Mexico, dedicated to the engineering, procurement, construction and maintenance of industrial facilities in the oil and gas, chemical, petrochemical, automotive, power, mining and telecommunication industries.

About ICA

Empresas ICA, S.A.B. de C.V. is Mexico's largest infrastructure company. ICA carries out large-scale civil and industrial construction projects and operates a portfolio of long-term assets, including airports, toll roads, water systems, and real estate. Founded in 1947, ICA is listed on the Mexican and New York Stock exchanges.

About Fluor Corporation

Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) is a global engineering and construction firm that designs and builds some of the world's most complex projects. The company creates and delivers innovative solutions for its clients in engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction, maintenance and project management on a global basis. For more than a century, Fluor has served clients in the energy, chemicals, government, industrial, infrastructure, mining and power market sectors. Headquartered in Irving, Texas, Fluor ranks 109 on the FORTUNE 500 list. With more than 40,000 employees worldwide, the company's revenue for 2013 was $27.4 billion.