CSC Signs $53 Million IT Services Agreement With Global Oil/Gas Company

FALLS CHURCH, Va.- CSC (NYSE: CSC) announced today that it has signed a five-year, $53 million information technology (IT) services contract with BHP Billiton Petroleum.

Under the agreement, CSC will manage global IT operations for BHP Billiton Petroleum, which is headquartered in Houston, Texas, and has operations and offices in approximately 10 countries. The contract covers enterprise-wide infrastructure, which includes help desk, desktop, midrange, network, high-performance computing and telecommunications services, as well as applications management.

“This contract award underscores the breadth and depth of our experience supporting energy industry corporations and our ability to adapt to our clients’ changing business needs,” said CSC Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Michael W. Laphen. “We have supported BHP Billiton for several years and adjusted our solution and client engagement model to address the company’s new decentralized approach to IT. We look forward to our new relationship with Petroleum and delivering services closely aligned to its specific goals and objectives.”

“We are pleased to expand our existing relationship with CSC in signing this new contract,” said Zhanna Golodryga, BHP Billiton Petroleum vice president and chief information officer. “The agreement provides scalable services to Petroleum and will enhance the IT experience for our users.”

CSC has provided IT support services to various organizations within BHP Billiton for the past eight years.