FWLT (MM)

Foster Wheeler Ltd. (Nasdaq: FWLT) announced today that subsidiaries of its Global Power Group have been awarded a contract for two circulating fluidized-bed (CFB) steam generators by SINOPEC Maoming Company, a subsidiary of China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (SINOPEC), located in southwest Guangdong Province in the People�s Republic of China. This CFB project is part of a major refinery expansion by SINOPEC Maoming. Foster Wheeler has received a full notice to proceed on the engineering and supply of two 100 MWe class (gross megawatt electric) CFB steam generators, which will be included in Foster Wheeler�s third-quarter 2007 bookings. The terms of the contract were not disclosed. �With this award, SINOPEC confirms its continued confidence in Foster Wheeler�s highly reliable CFB design,� said Gary Nedelka, chief executive officer of Foster Wheeler Power Group Asia. �In total, SINOPEC has purchased 21 CFBs from us in the past 11 years, clearly indicating the value of excellent performance in generating repeat business.� �We are fully confident in Foster Wheeler�s high quality CFB product and the outstanding service they will bring for our refinery expansion,� said Mr. Li Yonglin, vice-president of SINOPEC Maoming. �Foster Wheeler�s previous work on our ethylene expansion project demonstrated the company�s expertise and professionalism in completing complex jobs � and was a major factor in our selection of the company to provide the boilers for Maoming.� The coal and coke-fired CFBs will be designed by Foster Wheeler�International Engineering & Consulting (Shanghai) Company Limited. Foster Wheeler Power Machinery Company Limited, which owns a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Xinhui, China, will be responsible for the manufacturing. Commercial operation of the new boilers is scheduled for the first quarter of 2009. Foster Wheeler Ltd. is a global company offering, through its subsidiaries, a broad range of engineering, procurement, construction, manufacturing, project development and management, research and plant operation services. Foster Wheeler serves the upstream oil and gas, LNG and gas-to-liquids, refining, petrochemicals, chemicals, power, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and healthcare industries. The corporation is based in Hamilton, Bermuda, and its operational headquarters are in Clinton, New Jersey, USA. For more information about Foster Wheeler, please visit our Web site at www.fwc.com. 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