Ecology and Environment, Inc. Awarded Contract for Offshore California LNG Import Project Worth $1.56 Million SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ecology & Environment, Inc. has been awarded a contract jointly with the U.S. Coast Guard and the California State Lands Commission to complete an environmental and risk assessment report for the proposed Cabrillo Port, an offshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) import project. The terminal, a floating LNG storage and regasification unit moored permanently to the ocean floor, will be sited approximately 14 miles offshore of Oxnard in Ventura County between Santa Barbara and Los Angeles on the California Coast. Proposed by the Australian firm BHP Billiton LNG International, Inc., the projectalso includes both undersea and onshore pipelines. No comparable LNG facility exists anywhere in the world. The project is one of several proposed LNG facilities to improve natural gas supplies to the State of California. The contract is valued at $1.56 million with additional options possible. Ecology and Environment, Inc. is headquartered in Lancaster, New York, a suburb of Buffalo. Its common stock is listed on the American Stock Exchange under the symbol EEI. E & E can be located on the World Wide Web at http://www.ene.com/ . DATASOURCE: Ecology and Environment, Inc. CONTACT: Cheryl Karpowicz, Vice President of Ecology and Environment, Inc., +1-415-981-2811 Web site: http://www.ene.com/

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