Window Rock, AZ – The Honorable Joe Shirley, Jr., President of the Navajo Nation, announced at the Navajo Nation Fair and Rodeo that Fluor Corporation had been awarded the contract to perform program management services for the design, procurement, and construction of the Desert Rock Energy Project. Fluor, who has been working with Desert Rock to finalize the details of the work, will begin to develop the scope of the components of the project and request proposals from major equipment suppliers before the end of 2007. The project is expected to cost $3 billion and will take 4 years to build after construction starts in 2008. For almost a century, Fluor has provided the experienced program and project leadership that has successfully delivered many of the world’s most complex projects in a variety of industries across six continents. The diverse expertise of Fluor’s project managers allows them to build the Desert Rock Energy Project on schedule and within budget.

The preliminary engineering and procurement efforts are already underway in Fluor's Greenville, South Carolina project execution office. Fluor estimates that the Desert Rock Energy Project will create, on average, approximately 1,000 per year construction jobs for the region.

"We are excited about the opportunity to work with the Navajo Nation to add quality jobs and utilize local businesses to make a positive economic impact in the community." says David Constable, Group President of Fluor Power. "We look forward to delivering a world-class, clean-coal facility at Desert Rock. "

Now headquartered in Irving, Texas, Fluor is a FORTUNE 500 company with revenues of $14.1 billion in 2006. For more information visit www.fluor.com.