Leighton Holdings Ltd. (LEI.AU) said Friday its John Holland subsidiary has secured a A$160 million contract for the construction of a new onshore gas plant in Western Australia's Pilbara region.

The contract is part of Apache Energy Ltd.'s Devil Creek development project.

-By Cynthia Koons, Dow Jones Newswires; 61-2-8272-4691; cynthia.koons@dowjones.com