LNG

May 28 (LNGJ) - Amec Foster Wheeler was awarded a pre-front-end engineering and design contract by Timor-Leste, the former Portuguese colony in South East Asia, for its proposed Beaco LNG plant. Amec FW said the scope for the US$3.8 million FEED work includes concept selection studies, development of technical design, procurement and construction strategies and capital cost estimates. The work will be done in close consultation with Timor Gap, the nation's national oil company. The contract will be delivered from Amec FW's LNG centre of expertise in Reading, England, working with a team in Malaysia. Roberto Penno, Amec FW's Group President for Asia, the Middle East and Africa said: I am pleased that our LNG expertise and project delivery skills are helping to move forward a project which will contribute to the overall development of Timor-Leste. Our LNG Centre of Excellence in the UK will work closely with our in-country teams to deliver this work safely and sustainably."