Woodside lets FEED contract for Pluto LNG

Aug. 28, 2006
Woodside Energy Ltd. has let a front-end engineering and design contract for an undisclosed sum to Foster Wheeler Ltd. unit Foster Wheeler Energy Ltd. for Woodside's planned Pluto LNG development in Western Australia.

By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Aug. 28 -- Woodside Energy Ltd. has let a front-end engineering and design contract for an undisclosed sum to Foster Wheeler Ltd. unit Foster Wheeler Energy Ltd. for Woodside's planned Pluto LNG development in Western Australia.

Foster Wheeler is leading a joint venture with WorleyParsons Services Pty. Ltd. to execute the contract.

The engineering JV has already completed the preliminary design package and studies for this project. Foster Wheeler is also leading the JV in the engineering execution of the fifth LNG liquefaction train at the Woodside-operated Karratha gas plant in Australia.