Australia: Wood Group Kenny Wins FEED Contract for Browse Gas Fields

Wood Group Kenny has been awarded a contract to support the Browse liquefied natural gas (LNG) development located offshore in Western Australia’s Kimberley region, approximately 425km northwest of Broome.

Leading international subsea engineering company, J P Kenny Pty, together with its related Wood Group Kenny sister companies, will perform subsea and pipelines front end engineering design (FEED) for Browse. The FEED project commenced in February 2011 and will take place over the next 12-15 months based at the new Browse Project office in Perth. The first gas from Browse is expected in 2017.

Wood Group Kenny is also participating in the riser FEED work for Browse, through MCS Kenny, and will support Aker Solutions in delivering design and engineering solutions for the steel catenary risers (SCRs) on Browse.

Steve Wayman, CEO, Wood Group Kenny said, “We are delighted to be working with Woodside on the highly prestigious Browse development. This is a technically demanding and complex deepwater development that will enable us to demonstrate our continuing commitment to excellence in international offshore projects.”

Morgan Harland, subsea and pipelines manager for Woodside Energy said, “Browse is one of the largest offshore developments currently being undertaken worldwide. Wood Group has significant subsea and pipeline engineering skills and expertise and we look forward to working with Wood Group and our partners on the successful completion of these important engineering contracts.”

About Browse

The Browse gas fields include the Torosa, Brecknock, and Calliance discoveries which are located offshore 425km north of Broome, Western Australia. The fields contain a combined contingent resource of about 13.3 trillion cubic feet of dry gas and 360 million barrels of condensate (as at 31 December 2009).

Woodside and the Browse Joint Venture have selected the Western Australian Government’s Browse LNG Precinct near James Price Point, 60km north of Broome, as the location to process gas from these fields.

The Basis of Design (BOD) phase of the Browse LNG Development has been completed on schedule and to budget, and work is now progressing through the assurance review process. The BOD phase determines the major design parameters which would enable the optimal development of the offshore gas fields and the onshore facilities near James Price Point.

Wood Group is an international energy services company with approximately $5.1bn sales, employing approximately 29,000 people worldwide and operating in 50 countries. The Group has three businesses – Engineering & Production Facilities, Well Support, and Gas Turbine Services – providing a range of engineering, production support, maintenance management and industrial gas turbine overhaul and repair services to the oil & gas, and power generation industries worldwide.

Wood Group Kenny is the world’s largest specialist subsea, pipeline and riser engineering and management contractor employing more than 1,700 worldwide part of international energy services company, Wood Group.

Woodside is Australia’s largest publicly traded oil & gas exploration and production companies and one of the world’s leading producers of liquefied natural gas (LNG). Formed in 1954, Woodside has its headquarters in Perth, Australia and employs more than 3000 staff around the world.

[mappress]

Source: Wood Group , April 14, 2011