Fluor CEO remains bullish on company’s oil and gas prospects

Oil prices may be soft, but Fluor Corp. chief executive David Seaton expects his company’s oil- and gas-related business to continue to grow. “We have not seen our customers run to the door — so to speak — with their capital plans,” Seaton said during a conference call Thursday after the company released its third-quarter earnings. Irving-based Fluor plans and builds refineries, petrochemical plants and other facilities around the world. Seaton fielded several questions about the impact on that business if crude remains around $80 a barrel, or declines even more. “I feel pretty good about where we stand,” Seaton said. He said the oil and gas business is still in the early phases of a growth...