(Source: Business Wire)

ICA Fluor, the industrial construction joint venture of Empresas ICA,
S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV and NYSE: ICA) and Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR),
announced today that Mexico's state oil company PEMEX Refining has
awarded the company engineering, procurement and construction (EPC)
contracts for two low sulfur gasoline projects in Mexico. The $638
million contracts are part of PEMEX's clean fuels program and were
awarded to ICA Fluor after an international public bidding process on
August 20, 2009. Fluor will book its portion of the award in the third
quarter of 2009.
ICA Fluor will be responsible for the EPC, testing and start-up that
includes the installation of the catalytic gasoline desulfurization
plants, the amine regeneration units, offsites, utilities and
integration for the existing Hector R. Lara Sosa Refinery in Cadereyta,
Nuevo Leon and the Francisco I. Madero Refinery located in Ciudad
Madero, Tamaulipas.
The Cadereyta refinery project includes a 42,500 barrel-per-day
catalytic distillation train, the associated amine regeneration unit,
flare and all ancillary facilities. The Madero refinery project includes
two 20,000 barrel-per-day catalytic distillation plants, the associated
amine regeneration units, flare and all ancillary facilities. The work
is scheduled to be executed over a term of 44 months.
About ICA Fluor
ICA Fluor is the leading industrial engineering-construction company in
Mexico, dedicated to the engineering, procurement, construction and
maintenance of industrial facilities in the oil and gas, chemical,
petrochemical, automotive, power, mining and telecommunication
industries.
About Empresas ICA
Empresas ICA, S.A.B. de C.V. was founded in 1947. ICA's principal lines
of business are civil and industrial construction and engineering;
housing; and infrastructure operations, including airports, toll roads,
and municipal services. For more information please visit www.ica.com.mx.
About Fluor Corporation
Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) designs, builds and maintains many of the
world's most challenging and complex projects. Through its global
network of offices on six continents, the company provides comprehensive
capabilities and world-class expertise in the fields of engineering,
procurement, construction, commissioning, operations, maintenance and
project management. Headquartered in Irving, Texas, Fluor is a FORTUNE
200 company and had revenues of $22.3 billion in 2008. For more
information visit www.fluor.com.
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