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May 1 (Reuters) - British energy services firm Cape Plc said it had secured a two-year contract from BP Plc worth 100 million pounds ($153.4 million).
The company, which supplies scaffolding, insulation,industrial cleaning and fire protection services to oil and gasand power plant operators, said the contract would secure around500 jobs.
Cape will supply a range of services to six BP assets in theNorth Sea, which is one of the most expensive exploration areasin the world and has seen oil majors cut hundreds of jobs.
Cape, which won a five-year contract from Exxon Mobil Corp last week, reported a 28 percent rise in full-yearadjusted operating profit at 52.1 million pounds. ($1 = 0.6518 pounds) (Reporting By Mamidipudi Soumithri in Bengaluru; Editing byGopakumar Warrier)