|
contents | business | |||||||||
| Gorgon LNG EPCM Contract awarded to Kellogg Joint Venture Group Japan's biggest engineering firm, JGC announced that Kellogg Joint Venture Group (KJVG) has been awarded by Chevron Australia Pty Ltd an estimated AUD ~2.7 Billion contract to Engineer, Procure and Construction Manage (EPCM) the LNG downstream and logistics portion of the multi-billion dollar Chevron-operated Gorgon LNG Project. KJVG, a KBR led Joint Venture consisting of partners JGC, Clough and Hatch, will execute and construct the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facility on Barrow Island, consisting of three 5 million tonne per annum (MTPA) LNG trains, gas processing and treatment facilities, product storage and offloading, complete offsites, utilities and accommodations. The EPCM contract also includes a 300TJ/d domestic gas plant. The Gorgon Project plans to develop the Greater Gorgon gas fields, located between 130km and 200km off the north-west coast of Western Australia. The Greater Gorgon gas fields contain resources of about 40 trillion cubic feet of gas, Australia's largest-known gas resource. Chevron is operator of the Project with a 50% interest, and ExxonMobil and Shell each hold 25%. KJVG, formed as a partnership between KBR E&C Australia Pty Ltd, JGC Corporation, Clough Projects Australia Pty Ltd and Hatch Associates Pty Ltd Group, completed the updated onshore facilities Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) and execution planning earlier this year. write your comments about the article :: © 2009 Construction News :: home page |