SNC-Lavalin (TSX: SNC) has received a notice of termination for convenience from its client related to a fixed-price EPC contract it was awarded in November 2011 for a froth treatment plant in Fort McMurray, Alberta. The notice is effective immediately.

SNC-Lavalin (TSX: SNC), in joint venture with Skanska., has been awarded a contract for the Newark Energy Center, a 655-MW gas-fired combined cycle power plant in New Jersey. SNC-Lavalin is providing engineering, procurement, start-up and commissioning services, while Skanska is responsible for construction and site management.

Following the annual strategic planning and business review meetings of the SNC-Lavalin (TSX: SNC) Board of Directors over the past week, Chairman Gwyn Morgan provided the following update on a number of decisions that have been taken and other developments.

SNC-Lavalin (TSX: SNC) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a General Engineering Services Contract by Khafji Joint Operations (KJO), a joint venture between the Aramco Gulf Operations Company (AGOC) and the Kuwait Gulf Oil Company (KGOC). The five-year contract will see SNC-Lavalin carry out a range of front-end studies, perform preliminary and detailed engineering, and provide procurement and construction management support for onshore and offshore hydrocarbon and Industrial project

SNC-Lavalin (TSX: SNC), in a consortium that includes General Electric International Inc., has been awarded a turnkey contract by PKN Orlen to build a combined cycle power plant in Wloclawek, Poland. The value of the company's portion of the contract is estimated at $183.7 million. PKN Orlen is one of Central Europe's largest crude oil refiners and fuel retailers.