LONDON--AMEC PLC (AMEC.LN), an international engineering and project management company, said Wednesday it has been awarded the hook up and commissioning, or HUC, support contract for GDF SUEZ E&P U.K. Ltd's Cygnus gas field development, in the U.K. Southern North Sea.

MAIN FACTS:

-The HUC support contract for the four Cygnus platforms follows on from the FEED (front end engineering design) and detail design work executed by AMEC from its London offices.

-This latest phase, with first gas scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2015, will maintain 140 jobs at peak and will be delivered by AMEC's Aberdeen offshore North Sea team, including qedi, AMEC's completions and commissioning specialists.

-The work will be part of a series of major platform installations, including the full spectrum of commissioning and completions support, reflecting the deepening of AMEC's relationship with GDF SUEZ E&P U.K..

-No financial details disclosed.

-AMEC shares closed Tuesday at 1178 pence valuing the company at 3.50 billion pounds.

-Write to Ian Walker at ian.walker@wsj.com

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