Fluor (FLR) Secures EPCM Contract From Vopak Terminal Durban
Zacks Investment Research | Dec 11, 2017 09:06PM ET
Fluor Corporation (NYSE:FLR) recently announced that it has clinched an engineering, procurement and construction management (“EPCM”) contract from Vopak Terminal Durban (Pty) Ltd to deliver the Vopak Growth 4 Project in Durban. The engineering and construction firm booked undisclosed value of the contract in fourth-quarter 2017.
One of Vopak’s largest storage facility projects in South Africa, this expansion project is pertinent to the Vopak’s program of facilitating enhanced demand for fuel with cleaner specifications in Southern Africa. Fluor will use its Zero Base Execution approach to develop fit-for-purpose integrated solutions in order to optimize the expansion of the facility.
Flour will leverage extensive networks to source material and equipment competitively, which would add value to the project. Further, the company will use local contractors as well as vendors to develop and sustain the local labor market as well as enterprises.
Our Take
Fluor has a solid track record of receiving awards, and management remains optimistic about continuation of this trend in future as well, which is expected to drive growth. Going forward, it anticipates an increase in front-end engineering awards. Moreover, the company remains optimistic about investment projects, particularly on LNG projects in North America, chemical facilities and pipeline projects in the United States, as well as refining and chemical projects in the Middle East and Asia.
The company’s healthy level of backlog in infrastructure, government, life sciences and advanced manufacturing has allowed it to offset multiyear decline in mining, metals and oil & gas markets. The long-term prospects of the company also remain strong with existing growth opportunities in renewable energy, gas-fired combined cycle generation and air emissions compliance projects for existing coal-fired power plants.
Notably, the Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company has returned 24.9% in the past three months, outperforming the Zacks Investment Research
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