Kentz unveils 'significant' contract in Canada

Kentz Corp., the holding company of the Kentz engineering and construction group, has announced the award of a commissioning agreement with Imperial Oil Resources Ventures, covering services in the Athabasca oil sands in northern Alberta, Canada.

Kentz Corp., the holding company of the Kentz engineering and construction group, has announced the award of a commissioning agreement with Imperial Oil Resources Ventures, covering services in the Athabasca oil sands in northern Alberta, Canada.

The contract, which is described as having a "significant" value, will run until 2016.

Under the agreement Kentz will provide management and discipline specialists to support electrical, instrumentation, mechanical, systems completions and start-up assistance. The contracts will be executed through Kentz's Technical Support Services (TSS) business unit.

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Michael Murphy, the Chief Operating Officer of Technical Support Services for Kentz, said: "Kentz is delighted to be awarded an additional and significant contract by Imperial Oil.

"This builds on the extensive work we have executed at the Athabasca oil sands in Canada in the past few years for them and further demonstrates the strength of our TSS business in the Americas. We look forward to continuing our working relationship with Imperial Oil."

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