Despite a slump in the mining services sector, Leighton managed to turn over a profit of A$469 million ($432 million) in 2013.

The company has managed to tap into the growing Australian liquefied natural gas industry, with what the company calls “unprecedented levels of investment across the six major LNG facilities that are under construction”.

Leighton is working on all of the major LNG and coalbed methane projects in Australia, with work on these projects bringing in $3.9