Ichthys LNG contract goes to Wood Group

Wood Group has secured a new, five-year contract to provide subsea engineering services for the Inpex-operated Ichthys LNG project, offshore Western Australia.

The operations of all subsea assets and the gas export pipeline will be supported under the contract which includes two, one-year extension options and is effective immediately.

It continues Wood Group’s 12-year support of the Ichthys LNG project development; providing subsea engineering and project management services during the concept, front-end, and detailed engineering phases of the giant LNG project, the company said in a statement.

This award follows on from the subsea integrity and maintenance services contract completed in 2016.

Wood Group did not reveal the value of the new contract.

The Ichthys LNG project is expected to produce up to 8.9 million tonnes of LNG per annum and 1.65 million tonnes of LPG per annum, along with approximately 100,000 barrels of condensate per day at peak.

The LNG project is a joint venture between Inpex, Total, CPC Corporation Taiwan and the Australian units of Tokyo Gas, Osaka Gas, Kansai Electric Power, JERA and Toho Gas.