2000s
In 2002 Worley became a publicly listed company on the Australian Stock Exchange, leading to a period of increased global acquisitions, including companies in Canada, Oman, and China. In 2004, Worley acquired Parsons E&C.[4] Parsons E&C had its own history stemming back to 1944, when Ralph M. Parsons started what is now the Parsons Corporation in Los Angeles. In 2002, Parsons Corporation separated Parsons E&C from its other business units. Worley merged operations with Parsons E&C and commenced trading as WorleyParsons.
Further acquisitions included Astron in 2004, and Komex, which was involved in environmental services, in 2005,[5] DRPL in the power sector, TMG and Watkins & Godwin in the infrastructure sector, HG Engineering, Gas Cleaning Technologies, and Jones & Jones in the mineral and metals sector, continued to deepen and broaden WorleyParsons' capability and geographic presence.
In 2006, WorleyParsons entered the South American market through a joint venture with Santiago-based ARA, a leading base metals and infrastructure engineering firm, and Colt Companies, Canada's largest engineering and project services firm, became part of the WorleyParsons family in 2007.[6] Later that year, the companies Patterson Britton and Partners, and John Wilson and Partners, were acquired, both consultants in the water and environmental services market in Australia, with specific capabilities in the coastal and marine, water resources and waste water, environmental, civil and structural and power markets. That provided a significant expansion of the organisation's ability to support its customers in the areas of water and environmental services. In November 2007, WorleyParsons' capability in the nuclear consulting and analysis segment of the international nuclear industry was complemented with the acquisition of Polestar[7] and UniField Engineering, with the aim of further expanding its presence in the U.S. electrical power business.[8]
WorleyParsons also developed its business in Africa,[9] with the establishment of offices in Egypt and Libya, joint venture in Nigeria as DeltaAfrik with Delta Tek Engineering and by the 2008 acquisition of a 50% share in Pangaea – a Pretoria-based project services company, which was renamed PangaeaWorleyParsons.[10]
The acquisitions of SEA Engineering[11] in 2007, and INTEC (now known as INTECSEA) in April 2008,[12] both international offshore deep-water hydrocarbons engineering and project services companies, strategically positioned the company to provide large-scale integrated deep-water facilities, subsea and marine systems projects.
The acquisition of Westmar[13] in 2008, a Canadian-based marine and port facility, resource and mining infrastructure, bulk material handling and transportation specialist, extended the Infrastructure and Minerals & Metals capabilities in both Canada and international markets.
In 2009, WorleyParsons acquired the United Kingdom assets of Day & Zimmermann to form the hub of WorleyParsons' UK Improve business. The same year saw the acquisition of Brazilian based on CNEC.[14] The capability of CNEC complements the existing capabilities of WorleyParsons' resource and energy businesses.
