CB&I (NYSE:CBI) announced today it has been awarded a contract, valued at approximately $100 million, from Nexen Petroleum U.K. Limited for the topsides detailed design engineering and procurement services for the fourth platform in the Buzzard field complex.

Buzzard is a major offshore field operated by Nexen Petroleum U.K. Limited and is located in the UK Central North Sea, approximately 100 kilometers northeast of Aberdeen, Scotland. CB&I was responsible for providing engineering design and procurement services for the initial three platforms comprising the Buzzard field installation between 2002 and 2007.

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