Jacobs Receives Contract from Nexen Inc.

PASADENA, Calif., Oct. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE: JEC) announced today that it received a three year, performance based contract from Nexen Inc. for the provision of general maintenance services at the company's Long Lake bitumen production and upgrading facilities in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada.

Officials did not disclose the contract value.

In making this announcement, Jacobs Group Vice President Chip Mitchell stated, "The award of this contract increases our scope on existing maintenance work at Nexen's Long Lake complex, reinforcing our commitment to working with Nexen to deliver maintenance excellence at their facilities."

Nexen Inc. is a Canada based energy company employing more than 4,000 personnel worldwide with operations in strategic locations around the world, including the North Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, offshore West Africa, Canada and Colombia.

Jacobs is one of the world's largest and most diverse providers of technical, professional, and construction services.

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