The Boards of Clough Limited ("Clough", ASX: CLO) and Forge Group Limited ("Forge", ASX: FGE) are pleased to announce the intention to create a new Strategic Alliance to jointly target project opportunities in the LNG / oil and gas sectors and to support Forge's anticipated continued growth. 

Engineering and construction company Clough Limited (ASX:CLO) today announced that its underlying earnings before interest and tax increased by 36% to $41.5m in the first half of the 2009/10 financial year. Total revenue from continuing operations increased by 22% to $404.0m in the same period and the order book closed at $1.3b