LNG

May 9 (LNGJ) - Australian LNG operator Santos said its Barossa natural gas project offshore the northwest coast had strengthened its position as the leading candidate to extend the lifespan of the Darwin LNG export plant in the Northern Territory as the Adelaide-based company awarded the subsea production system contract for the gas field.

   “Following a competitive tender, Technip Oceania Pty Ltd was the successful bidder. The engineering, procurement and construction contract represents a commitment to long-lead items in advance of a final investment decision,” said Santos. The contract includes the engineering, design and fabrication of wellheads, manifolds and control systems as well as installation and commissioning assistance.

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WorleyParsons, the Australian energy and LNG engineering group with international assets, is changing its name to Worley following the successful completion of the A$4.5 billion (US$3.2Bln) acquisition of the Energy, Chemicals and Resources division of Jacobs Engineering of the US.

WorleyParsons entered into a binding agreement in October 2018 to acquire the Jacobs assets to improve its offerings in the energy, chemicals & resources division.

The transaction has expanded the Worley presence in the refining and petrochemicals sectors to match its subsea and LNG contracts presence, especially in Australia.

Worley subsidiary Intecsea was awarded a contract by Woodside for its Scarborough gas and Pluto LNG expansion project in Western Australia.

The Worley unit has also recently been awarded a third contract by Santos for the subsea infrastructure in the Barossa-Caldita gas field offshore northwest Australia to expand the lifespan of the Darwin LNG plant, operated by ConocoPhillips.

Worley said its new merged business of WorleyParsons and the Jacobs ECR division will now seek more energy contracts with a global workforce of 57,600 people.

“In Europe, the acquisition brings together a highly skilled workforce servicing the hydrocarbons sector in The Hague and Aberdeen, the chemicals sector in Belgium and Germany and the minerals sector in the United Kingdom,” said Worley.

The company explained that Worley’s expansion in other strategic markets including the Middle East, North America, Canada, and India means it will have greater global reach, with leading market positions in the sectors.

Worley Chief Executive Andrew Wood said the acquisition was about more than capacity and capability, it was also about opportunity.

“Our new brand reflects our place at the forefront of the energy, chemicals and resources markets and our ability to support our customers through the global energy transition,” added the Worley CEO.

“We plan to embrace the heritage of both WorleyParsons and Jacobs ECR while looking firmly ahead to what promises to be an exciting future as one entity,” stated Wood.

Santos, the Australian stakeholder in three Asia-Pacific LNG production plants, reported strong first-half revenue growth even as an earthquake in February shut the ExxonMobil-run Papua New Guinea plant and scheduled maintenance closed the Darwin facility, operated by ConocoPhillips.

Modec Inc., the Japanese energy engineering company that specializes in platforms, was awarded a contract by US major ConocoPhillips for the front-end engineering and design of a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel for the Barossa gas field offshore northwest Australia to provide feed-gas for the Darwin LNG plant.

Asia-Pacific LNG stakeholder Santos said it made further progress on the front-end engineering and design phase of the Barossa offshore project with the award of three major engineering contracts to continue supplying feed-gas to the Darwin LNG plant, operated by partner ConocoPhillips since 2006.