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Our supply chain solutions unit provides supply market intelligence and leveraged supply agreements
that provide price and schedule certainty for our projects, while also providing innovative performance
solutions and project savings to the company, our clients and third parties.
Power
In the Power segment, we provide a full range of services to the gas fueled, solid fueled, renewables,
nuclear and plant betterment marketplaces. Our services include engineering, procurement, construction,
program management, start-up and commissioning and maintenance. In the gas fueled market, we offer a
full range of services for simple and combined cycle reference designs as well as complete solutions for
Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) technologies. In the solid fueled market, we offer a full
range of services for subcritical, supercritical, ultra-supercritical and circulating fluidized bed (CFB)
technologies through a range of reference designs. In the renewables market, we offer a full range of
engineering, procurement, construction, maintenance and program management services for biomass,
solar, wind and geothermal facilities. In the emerging nuclear market, we are strategically positioned to
offer Fluor’s extensive nuclear experience for new build, modification and uprate projects on a global basis.
Our services include engineering, construction, construction management and quality assurance and
control. We have qualified for and received the required nuclear construction certification ‘‘N-stamps’’, an
important prerequisite to securing major contracts in this market. In the plant betterment market, we
design, install and commission emissions reduction equipment in order to assist our clients with
environmental guideline compliance.
The solid fueled business line has significant experience in designing and constructing coal-fired
power generation facilities while delivering proven full scale technology for base load capacity that comply
with stringent industry emission guidelines. Fluor was also an industry leader in the last gas fueled power
IPP market building cycle. With a near-term moratorium on environmental permits for new coal-fired
facilities in the United States, investment in gas-fired plants is showing some resurgence.
Also, to assist owners to comply with current emissions guidelines, our plant betterment unit offers
engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning solutions utilizing both conventional and
multi-pollutant technologies. The re-emergence of new build nuclear power in the U.S. market would
significantly assist in the overall reduction of carbon dioxide emissions and provide economical solutions
for baseload capacity additions. We are positioned for this market in the United States and globally
offering a wide range of proven services. For clients looking to expand their renewables generation
portfolio, we provide a full service solution for solar and biomass fueled projects. We also provide a
comprehensive program management capability for onshore and offshore wind projects.
Other Matters
Backlog
Backlog in the engineering and construction industry is a measure of the total dollar value of work to
be performed on contracts awarded and in progress. The following table sets forth the consolidated
backlog of the Oil & Gas, Industrial & Infrastructure, Government, Global Services and Power segments
at December 31, 2008 and 2007.
December 31, December 31,
2008 2007
(in millions)
Oil & Gas ................................................ $21,368 $18,517
Industrial & Infrastructure ..................................... 6,691 6,053
Government ............................................... 804 740
Global Services ............................................. 2,606 2,481
Power .................................................... 1,776 2,380
Total ................................................... $33,245 $30,171
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