Re Contract

AMEC awarded topsides design contract on Mad Dog Phase 2 deepwater project, Gulf of Mexico

London, United Kingdom (1 May 2012) - AMEC, the international engineering and project management company, has been awarded a contract from BP Exploration & Production Inc. (BP) to provide Front End Engineering Design services (FEED) for the topsides facilities for the second phase of the Mad Dog field development. The new facility will be of one of the largest floating production systems to be installed in the Gulf of Mexico.

The contract value has not been disclosed.

"This award is the latest in our on-going global engineering and project management services agreement with BP and continues our long-term collaboration with the largest oil producer in the Gulf of Mexico," said Simon Naylor, President of AMEC's Natural Resources Americas business. "The contract further strengthens AMEC's track record in the development of global deepwater facilities, building on current offshore projects in Brazil and Angola."

Deepwater projects are increasingly important in helping to meet rising demand for oil and gas around the world 

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AMEC plc +44 (0) 20 7539 5800

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Notes to editors:

AMEC (LSE: AMEC) is a focused supplier of consultancy, engineering and project management services to its customers in the world's oil and gas, minerals and metals, clean energy, environment and infrastructure markets. With annual revenues of some £3.3 billion AMEC designs, delivers and maintains strategic and complex assets and employs over 27,000 people in around 40 countries worldwide. See amec.com.

AMEC's work for BP extends around the world. In 2008, AMEC entered into an agreement with BP International Limited to provide engineering and project management services for BP's offshore developments globally. It enables BP's project management teams to access AMEC's international resources when and where required.