Engineering company, Wood Group has won a six-year contract to provide brownfield engineering, procurement, and construction management (EPCm) solutions for Shell’s FLNG ‘Prelude’ moored off Western Australia.
Ken Gilmartin, Wood Group CEO, said “LNG is a key transition fuel as industry balances the need for global energy security with the importance of urgent reduction in carbon emissions.
“We are delighted to build on our 70-year global relationship with Shell to deliver integrated brownfield engineering solutions for ‘Prelude’, the world’s largest floating offshore gas facility.
“The contract will draw on our global LNG expertise and underlines our position as a market leader for brownfield engineering across Australia,” he said.
Earlier, Wood had announced that it had been selected as the lead specialist consultant for an independent study for the Sunrise Joint Venture’s (SJV) Greater Sunrise Development.
A comprehensive concept study will be undertaken, which will consider engineering, technology, financing, commercial structures, fiscal, environmental, health & safety and socio-economic drivers, including local content.
The study, on target for completion by no later than 4Q24, will support the SJV to advance the development to the next stage.
Azad Hessamodini, Wood’s President of Consulting, said: “This is an important concept study for the Greater Sunrise Development. We are delighted to support and deliver the work at pace to ensure the SJV has the impartial insights to advance this regionally significant project.”
SJV comprises Timor GAP (56.56%), operator Woodside Energy (33.44%) and Osaka Gas (10%).
The project is located between Timor-Leste and Australia’s Northern Territory and comprises the Sunrise and Troubadour gas and condensate fields.
Wood has completed over 100 LNG feasibility studies globally, providing technical consulting and advisory services at the earliest stages to support clients in making informed and independent decisions, the company claimed.
