LNG

Oct 9 (LNGJ) - Woodside Petroleum, the operator of the North West Shelf and Pluto LNG plants in Western Australia, said it had selected US LNG engineer Bechtel Inc. as the preferred contractor for the proposed expansion of its single-Train Pluto facility. Woodside is proposing the construction of a second processing Train with capacity of up to 5 million tonnes per annum. Woodside Chief Executive Peter Coleman said expanding the Pluto plant was key to realising the company’s vision for the Burrup Hub. “Expanding Pluto LNG will provide the necessary infrastructure to commercialise Western Australian gas resources for years to come,” said Coleman. “We look forward to progressing the Train 2 concept definition work and continuing to build our relationship with Bechtel,” he added. A final investment decision on the expansion is due by 2020 and Train 2 could be on stream by 2024.