PASADENA, Calif., May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs Engineering
Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) announced today it received a five-year
contract from Shell Canada Energy to provide main mechanical
maintenance services to its Canadian operations, including the
Scotford Upgrader and Manufacturing facilities near Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta; Corunna Refinery
near Sarnia, Ontario; and
Albian Jackpine and Muskeg River
Mines near Fort McMurray,
Alberta.
Officials did not disclose the contract value.
Under the terms of the contract, Jacobs is performing mechanical
maintenance, including small capital project construction and
turnaround activities.
Jacobs has been working with Shell for over 75 years and
currently provides services for it on a global basis in more than
40 locations around the world. In Canada, Jacobs has been providing industrial
services for Shell at Sarnia since
1952, Scotford since 1984 and Albian since 2001. Combined, there
are more than 700 maintenance personnel on these
sites.
In making this announcement, Jacobs Group Vice President
Chip Mitchell stated, "We are
thrilled to collaborate with Shell in support of its journey to
best-in-class facility performance. Recognizing the importance of
safety and effective maintenance and turnarounds on its business,
we are working together to continuously deliver value-added
service. We have a long and successful history with Shell, a
relationship that we hope to continue for many years to come."
Jacobs is one of the world's largest and most diverse providers
of technical, professional, and construction services.
Statements made in this release that are not based on historical
fact are forward-looking statements. We base these forward-looking
statements on management's current estimates and expectations as
well as currently available competitive, financial and economic
data. Forward-looking statements, however, are inherently
uncertain. There are a variety of factors that could cause business
results to differ materially from our forward-looking
statements. For a description of some of the factors which may
occur that could cause actual results to differ from our
forward-looking statements please refer to our 2011 Form 10-K, and
in particular the discussions contained under Items 1 - Business,
1A - Risk Factors, 3 - Legal Proceedings, and 7 - Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations. We do not undertake to update any forward-looking
statements made herein.
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SOURCE Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.