The Texas engineering outfit and Japan player will finish up a front end engineering and design contract, a blow to US competitor KBR who landed the FEED gig in 2011.
KBR shares were trading down nearly 4% after hours in New York on Monday.
Fluor said the work will include firming up "value-improving" concepts for the proposed LNG project, as well as initial engineering and procurement for the early phases, the company said on Monday.
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