** Shares of Australia's Duratec DUR.AX rise as much as 4.1% to A$2.78, their biggest intraday pct gain since April 17
** The protection and refurbishment services contractor says it has been awarded A$68 million ($49.16 million) contract as part of the Clough BMD joint venture
** Says contract for construction and commissioning works at the Darwin Ship Lift facility in Australia
** Duratec stock up 42.1%, YTD
($1 = 1.3833 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Aamir Sheik Khalid in Bengaluru)
((Aamir.SheikKhalid@thomsonreuters.com))