SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. (TSX: SNC) has been informed that First Quantum Minerals (FQM) recently acquired a majority stake in Inmet Mining Corporation (Inmet), giving the company control over the Cobre Panama project. FQM typically directs and executes its projects on an internal direct-hire basis, with additional external expertise brought on only as required.

SNC-Lavalin (TSX: SNC) has been awarded a contract by HFG Engineering Europe B.V. (HFGE) to carry out part of the detailed design of the jacket for Statoil's Gina Krog offshore field development on the Norwegian continental shelf. Statoil renamed the Dagny field Gina Krog in March 2013.

SNC-Lavalin (TSX: SNC) has been awarded a contract by Groupe OCP S.A., a global leader in phosphates extraction and transformation, to provide an integrated company-wide training program covering all operations and maintenance, from mining to concentration (washing), sulphuric acid, phosphoric acid, fertilizer production and utilities.

SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. (TSX: SNC) announced its results today for the fourth quarter and the year ended December 31, 2012.

SNC-Lavalin is pleased with the Government of Canada's decision to engage the private sector in the management of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited's (AECL) Nuclear Laboratories.