LNG

UK-based engineering firm Wood Plc has been chosen as lead consultant for an independent study of the next big potential Asia-Pacific LNG export project, the Greater Sunrise Development using gas resources from the Timor Sea.

May 1 (LNGJ) - Wood, the UK-listed global engineering and consulting group, has been awarded a new decarbonisation contract by French major TotalEnergies to support flare-gas recovery in the North Sea. “The 23-month contract, part of the Elgin-Franklin Flare Gas Recovery System Project, follows Wood’s successful completion of a field study and front-end engineering design (FEED) and includes the coordination of operations, procurement and design aspects for the Elgin asset,” Wood explained.

   The project will be led by Wood’s team in Aberdeen, Scotland, and would see the company create 40 new positions onshore and offshore. “We are delighted to work with TotalEnergies, supporting the delivery of this decarbonisation initiative and providing end-to-end project lifecycle solutions,” said Martin Simmonite, Senior Vice President for UK Operations at Wood.

April 17 (LNGJ) - Woodside Energy, the Australian LNG plant operator, said energy engineering company Wood Plc of the UK, the winner of a tender, would conduct a study on the proposed Greater Sunrise LNG project involving Australia and the nation of Timor-Este. The Timorese would have a more than 56 percent share in the Sunrise LNG venture if it goes ahead while Woodside would hold 33.4 percent and Japanese utility Osaka Gas would have a 10 percent stake.

   “The study will consider the key issues for developing, processing, and marketing gas with a strong focus on delivery of gas to Timor-Leste for processing and LNG sales or the alternative of delivery of the gas to Australia,” Woodside said. The study is scheduled to be completed by no later than the fourth quarter of 2024. The Greater Sunrise gas fields are located 450 kilometres (280 miles) northwest of Darwin and 150km south of Timor-Leste.