LNG

Dec 21 (LNGJ) - Energy and LNG contractor Wood Group has acquired Kelchner Inc., a privately-owned US-based provider of construction and energy field services. Kelchner will operate within the onshore business of Wood Group PSN Americas, providing construction capabilities primarily to the midstream and upstream oil and gas sector in the Marcellus and Utica shale basins. Kelchner operates from headquarters in Springboro, Ohio, and Chief Executive Todd Kelchner will continue to lead the existing management and 375 personnel. Dave Stewart, Wood Group PSN CEO, said: "The acquisition of Kelchner adds to Wood's geographical footprint in the major US shale regions."