Sembcorp Marine (SembMarine), on Dec 14, announced that it has entered into a contract with Bechtel Overseas Corporation for the module assembly of the second LNG train to be constructed at the Pluto LNG Project.
The contract was signed by SembMarine’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Sembcorp Marine Offshore Platforms (SMOP).
Under the contract, Bechtel and SMOP will form an integrated management team to manage the module assembly programme for the Pluto LNG Project. The project is slated to be completed in 2024.
Pluto LNG is a single onshore LNG processing train located on the Burrup Peninsula near Karratha in the north-west of Western Australia. It currently processes gas from the Pluto and Xena offshore fields.
The construction of the second LNG train will expand Pluto's existing processing capacity by around five million tonnes per annum and allow for the processing of third-party gas resources.
Sembcorp Marine Head of Offshore Platforms Samuel Wong says, “Sembcorp Marine is pleased to collaborate once again with Bechtel on an Australian LNG project. The group looks forward to executing the project safely and efficiently and we thank Bechtel for their continued trust in our capabilities.”
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Previous collaborations between Sembcorp Marine and Bechtel include the Australia Pacific LNG project and the Wheatstone LNG project.
As at 12.41pm, shares in SembMarine are trading flat at 8.3 cents.
Photo: Bechtel
