SNC-Lavalin awarded major oil sands project in Alberta

    




 CALGARY, Nov. 8, 2011 /CNW Telbec/ - SNC-Lavalin  has been  awarded a major contract by a major oil sands mining producer to  provide engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services for a  froth treatment plant in the Fort McMurray region. The value of the  contract is in excess of $650 million. 

 The froth treatment plant will process 155,000 barrels of feedstock per  day from the bitumen extraction plant in the form of bitumen froth. 

 "Our EPC track record in the oil sands and commitment to Health & Safety  has been a key factor in securing this prestigious contract", said Andy  Mackintosh, Executive Vice-President, SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.  "Our  knowledge and experience of oil sands technology and heavy oil recovery  positions us well for the future." 

 The engineering phase is now underway and construction is scheduled to  begin in February 2012. Mechanical completion for the construction is  expected in September 2014. 

 SNC-Lavalin is one of the leading engineering and construction groups in  the world and a major player in the ownership of infrastructure, and in  the provision of operations and maintenance services. SNC-Lavalin has  offices across Canada and in over 40 other countries around the world,  and is currently working in some 100 countries. In business since 1911,  the Company celebrates its 100(th) anniversary in 2011.  www.snclavalin.com. 

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