Leighton Contractors Awarded Expanded Contract for Australia's Gorgon LNG Project

PERTH, AUSTRALIA--February 28, 2013--Researched by Industrial Info Resources Australia (Perth, Australia)--Leighton Contractors (Chatswood, Australia) has been awarded an expanded contract for the Gorgon Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project that involves the delivery of a civil and underground works package. The initial contract with Leighton has increased by $995 million and now is worth a total estimated value of $1.83 billion. The scope of the contract has been increased and amended to provide more flexibility, to deliver the work more efficiently and timely.

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