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RNS Number : 5431B  
  
Kentz Corporation Ltd  
  
29 October 2009  
  
Kentz awarded Ras Laffan EPC contract from Qatargas   
  
London, 29 October 2009 - Kentz Corporation Limited (LSE: KENZ), the holding 
company of the Kentz engineering and construction group, through its operating 
unit Qatar Kentz WLL, has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract for the 
engineering, procurement and construction of the receiving and loading facility 
project for Laffan Refinery Co. in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar.   
  
The scope of work includes full site development of the main fuel truck 
distribution point for the Laffan Refinery Tank Farm, and the installation of 
the interconnecting pipelines between the tank farm, loading facility and the 
Ras Laffan jetty. Kentz is responsible for process design, storage facilities, 
custody metering and loading facilities on a turnkey basis. The project is 
scheduled for completion in 2011. On completion the facility will be handed over 
to WOQOD (Qatar Fuel), which will operate and maintain the facility and service 
its domestic customer base.   
  
The contract has been awarded to Kentz by Qatargas, which is a subsidiary of 
Qatar Petroleum. Qatargas has a number of international oil company partners in 
various projects in the Ras Laffan area.   
  
Dr. Hugh O'Donnell, chief executive of Kentz, said: "The award of this EPC 
package reflects the confidence that this major client has in Kentz's ability to 
deliver critical and complex projects. We have mobilised our project team and 
look forward to carrying out another successful project for Qatar Petroleum and 
its partners in Qatar".   
  
Kentz currently has 4,000 employees in Qatar, servicing contracts for Qatar 
Petroleum, Shell, Qatar Foundation, QATARGAS, JGC-KBR JV, Linde, 
Chevron-Philips, RasGas, Technip and Fluor.   
  
For further information please contact:  
  
Evolution Securities Limited (Nomad and Broker)       
  
Tel: +44 (0)20 7071 4300  
  
Rob Collins  
  
Chris Sim  
  
Tim Redfern  
  
Powerscourt (Financial PR advisors)      
  
Tel: +44 (0)20 7250 1446  
  
Elizabeth Rous  
  
Rob Greening  
  
About Kentz  
  
Kentz is a global engineering specialist solutions provider, which serves a blue 
chip client base primarily in the oil and gas, petrochemical and mining and 
metals sectors. It is listed on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange 
(symbol: KENZ). In the year ending December 2008, the company generated revenues 
of $643.4 million and profit before tax of $40.7 million.  
  
Kentz has over 10,000 employees in 26 countries. Its three main business lines 
are; specialist engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services, 
construction, and technical support services. It has a proven track record of 
delivering mechanical, electrical, controls and instrumentation engineering, 
construction and management services in some of the most remote locations on 
earth.  
  
Please find further information on the Kentz website www.kentz.com  
  
 
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