Construction giant Leighton has won a $200 million contract to build a head office for energy explorer Esso Highlands in Papua New Guinea.
Leighton will begin work on the office in Port Moresby later in 2013, and expects to employ up to 360 workers during the construction, most of whom will be locals, it said on Tuesday.
Esso Highlands is a subsidiary of global energy company ExxonMobil.
Shares in Leighton shed 2c to $18.81 at 0818 AWST.