TRACE JV scoops Ichthys LNG maintenance contract

Broadspectrum’s joint venture with Actemium, TRACE, has been awarded a six-year contract by Inpex for maintenance services to support the operation of the Ichthys LNG onshore facilities in Darwin.

Under the contract, TRACE will provide day-to-day operational maintenance activities, shutdowns, workshop operations, fabrication services and specialist support services.

The Ichthys LNG project’s onshore processing facility at Bladin Point near Darwin is expected to operate for at least 40 years, producing and shipping approximately 8.9 million tons of LNG per year.

The project is expected to start production to by March next year.

Ichthys LNG is a joint venture between Inpex, major partner Total, Taiwan’s CPC Corporation and the Australian subsidiaries of Tokyo Gas, Osaka Gas, Kansai Electric, Chubu Electric Power and Toho Gas.