ENGlobal Provides Operational Update

ENGlobal Provides Operational Update

Houston, Texas,  Feb.  27,  2013  (GLOBE  NEWSWIRE)  --  ENGlobal  Corporation 
(NASDAQ: ENG), a leading provider of energy-related engineering and automation
services, today provided an  operational update on a  range of project  scopes 
that were recently awarded to its Automation Segment. 

·         An automated  pipe handling equipment  company has awarded  ENGlobal 
projects to  engineer, integrate,  and test  a number  of automated  driller's 
cabins, which include consolidating drilling controls, automated pipe handling
controls, computer hardware and data processing systems.

·         ENGlobal will  provide design and  integration services for  several 
analyzer shelters and remote instrument enclosure (RIE) buildings for a  large 
engineering and construction firm,  to be shipped to  a variety of end  users. 
The Company's scope also includes engineering, procurement, and testing of the
analyzer shelters and RIEs.

·         A midstream  energy master  limited partnership  (MLP) has  selected 
ENGlobal as its automation systems integration contractor.  Specifically,  the 
Company expects to provide procurement, fabrication, and testing of industrial
shelters, programmable  logical controller  (PLC) systems,  railcar and  truck 
loading /  unloading  facilities,  and satellite  transmitting  and  receiving 
stations. 

"We are pleased  to receive these  project awards from  both new and  existing 
clients," said  William  A.  Coskey,  P.E.,  ENGlobal's  President  and  Chief 
Executive Officer. "ENGlobal is committed  to being totally responsive to  our 
valued clients - both by providing quality services as well as supporting them
in a  range of  new business  opportunities, as  illustrated by  these  recent 
awards." 

About ENGlobal

ENGlobal (NASDAQ: ENG), founded in 1985, is a provider of engineering and
related project services principally to the energy sector throughout the
United States and internationally. ENGlobal operates through two business
segments: Automation and Engineering & Construction. ENGlobal's Automation
segment provides services related to the design, fabrication & implementation
of process distributed control and analyzer systems, advanced automation, and
related information technology.  The Engineering & Construction segment
provides consulting services relating to the development, management and
execution of projects requiring professional engineering as well as
inspection, construction management, mechanical integrity, field support,
quality assurance and plant asset management.  ENGlobal has approximately
1,500 employees in 12 offices and 9 cities. Further information about the
Company and its businesses is available at www.ENGlobal.com.

Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements

The statements  above  regarding  the  Company's  expectations  regarding  its 
operations and  certain other  matters  discussed in  this press  release  may 
constitute forward-looking  statements  within  the  meaning  of  the  federal 
securities laws and are subject to risks and uncertainties including, but  not 
limited to:  (1) our successful  execution  of these  project awards  and  our 
receipt of  prompt  payment  for  the  services  we  render  to  our  clients; 
(2) whether the exploration and  consideration of strategic alternatives  will 
result in any transaction  and such transaction's effects  on the Company  and 
its stockholders; (3) our ability to comply with the terms of the  forbearance 
agreement  with  respect  to  the  Company's  Revolving  Credit  and  Security 
Agreement, including our ability to develop a plan to restore compliance  with 
the terms  of such  credit facility;  (4) our ability  to obtain  the cure  or 
waiver of defaults under the Company's Revolving Credit and Security Agreement
and our existing  letter of  credit facility  with Export-Import  Bank of  the 
United States; (5) our ability to achieve profitability and positive cash flow
from operations; (6) our  ability to collect  accounts receivable and  process 
accounts payable in a timely manner; (7) our ability to respond  appropriately 
to the  current worldwide  economic situation  and the  resulting decrease  in 
demand for our services and  competitive pricing pressure; (8) our ability  to 
achieve our business strategy while  effectively managing costs and  expenses; 
(9) our  ability  to  accurately  estimate  costs  and  fees  on   fixed-price 
contracts; (10) the effect of changes in the price of oil; (11) delays related
to the  award of  domestic and  international contracts;  (12) our ability  to 
execute to our internal performance plans such as our productivity improvement
and cost  reduction  initiatives;  (13) the  effect of  changes  in  laws  and 
regulations with which  the Company must  comply and the  associated costs  of 
compliance with such laws and regulations, either currently or in the  future, 
as applicable; (14) the effect of changes in accounting policies and practices
as may be adopted  by regulatory agencies,  as well as  by the FASB;  (15) the 
effect on our competitive  position within our market  area in view of,  among 
other things,  increasing  consolidation  currently  taking  place  among  our 
competitors; (16) our ability to win new business and convert those orders  to 
sales within the  fiscal year  in accordance  with our  annual business  plan; 
(17) achievement  of  our  acquisition  and  related  integration  plans;  and 
(18) the uncertainties of the  outcome of litigation.  Actual results and  the 
timing of certain events  could differ materially from  those projected in  or 
contemplated by  the forward-looking  statements due  to a  number of  factors 
detailed from  time to  time in  ENGlobal's filings  with the  Securities  and 
Exchange Commission.  In  addition, reference  is  hereby made  to  cautionary 
statements set forth  in the Company's  most recent reports  on Form 10-K  and 
10-Q, and other SEC filings.

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