Jacobs Engineering Group received a two-year contract from Canaport LNG for the provision of maintenance and related services at the company's LNG Terminal in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. Officials did not disclose the contract value.

Delivering services under a performance based KPI (Key Performance Indicator) program, Jacobs will perform preventative, predictive, corrective and regulatory maintenance activities at the site.

Canaport LNG is a state of the art liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving and regasification terminal in Saint John -- the first in Canada. Supplying natural gas to Canadian and American markets, Canaport LNG has maximum send-out capacity of 1.2 billion cubic feet (BCF) or 28 million cubic meters of natural gas per day.

Canaport LNG is a limited partnership between Repsol (75%) and Fort Reliance (25%) with Canaport LNG acting as developer, owner and operator of the facility.

In making this announcement, Jacobs Group Vice President Chip Mitchell stated, "This contract is a strategic step in strengthening our presence in the Maritimes region of Canada and diversifying our strengths across a number of strategic energy markets. We welcome the opportunity to leverage our entire organization to deliver innovative solutions to meet Canaport LNG's goals and objectives."