Woodside Energy awards $485 million (Aus.) in LNG expansion contracts

Woodside Energy Ltd., operator of the North West Venture, has awarded $485 million (Aus.) in contracts for a fourth liquefied natural gas train at the gas plant on the Burrup Peninsula, Australia. Additional contracts will be awarded during the next 6 months, including contracts for civil engineering work, said the Perth-based Woodside.

June 1, 2001

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By the OGJ Online Staff

HOUSTON, June 1 -- Woodside Energy Ltd., operator of the North West Venture, has awarded $485 million (Aus.) in contracts for a fourth liquefied natural gas train at the gas plant on the Burrup Peninsula, Australia.

Additional contracts will be awarded during the next 6 months, including contracts for civil engineering work, said the Perth-based Woodside.

The $1.6 billion (Aus.), 4.2 million tonne/year train will be the largest LNG train in the world, said Perth-based Woodside (OGJ Online, Apr. 2, 2001). First production is expected to begin in mid-2004.

The majority of contracts awarded have been to companies with Australian and Western Australian interests, including engineering, procurement, and construction contract to the Kellogg Joint Venture.

The Kellogg Joint Venture comprises Halliburton Australia, Hatch-Kaiser Engineers, Clough Engineering, and JGC Corp.

Manfred Henze, Woodside�s general manager onshore expansion projects, said, "This is the first time such a plant has been designed and built in its country of origin. Our aim is to develop a world-class project, using Australian engineers, contractors and supporting staff wherever competitive."

About 9,000 direct and indirect jobs across Australia are expected to be created during the project implementation period.

A 42-in. pipeline connecting the plant and the Venture�s gas fields is also expected to be constructed.

The six equal participants in the North West Shelf Venture are: Woodside Energy Ltd., BHP Petroleum (North West Shelf) Pty. Ltd., BP Developments Australia Pty. Ltd., Chevron Australia Pty. Ltd., Japan Australia LNG (MIMI) Pty. Ltd., and Shell Development (Australia) Pty. Ltd.