Jacobs Strengthens Middle East Presence by Acquiring an Interest in Zamel & Turbag Consulting Engineers

PASADENA, Calif., March 18, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE: JEC) and Zamel & Turbag Consulting Engineers (ZATE) announced today that Jacobs purchased a 60 percent ownership position in the Saudi Arabian firm. The company has been renamed as Jacobs, Zamel and Turbag Consulting Engineers (Jacobs ZATE). The combination of ZATE with Jacobs existing operations in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia results in a total staff of more than 500 people providing engineering and construction management services.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

In making this joint announcement, ZATE Chairman Mr. Mohammed H. Al-Turbag commented, "This merger combines the ZATE team's long track record of project excellence and Jacobs' proven resources and work process to deliver a new level of high value, full project services to our existing Saudi Arabian clients and to expand our service offering to all industrial clients in The Kingdom."

Jacobs President and Chief Executive Officer Craig Martin added, "Oil and gas, refining, and chemical project activities are increasing worldwide and especially in the Middle East. We are excited about our investment in ZATE because it brings their established local talent into our network. We see the ZATE team as a very capable engineering organization and good complement to our existing project capabilities in the Middle East. The combination of our companies enhances our ability to provide services to Jacobs clients making investments in the region."

Jacobs, with over 54,000 employees and about $9.0 billion in revenues, provides technical, professional, and construction services globally.

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Jacobs Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration

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