(Source: Business Wire)

KBR (NYSE: KBR) announced today that Kellogg Joint Venture Group (KJVG)
has been awarded by Chevron Australia Pty Ltd an estimated AUD ~ 2.7
Billion contract to Engineer, Procure and Construction Manage (EPCM) the
LNG downstream and logistics portion of the multi-billion dollar
Chevron-operated Gorgon LNG Project.
KJVG, a KBR led Joint Venture consisting of partners JGC, Clough and
Hatch, will execute and construct the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
facility on Barrow Island, consisting of three 5 million tonne per annum
(MTPA) LNG trains, gas processing and treatment facilities, product
storage and offloading, complete offsites, utilities and accommodations.
The EPCM contract also includes a 300TJ/d domestic gas plant. The design
of the facility features improvements in greenhouse gas emissions
performance including improved waste heat recovery and the provision of
facilities for the injection of reservoir carbon dioxide deep into the
subsurface.
The EPCM effort is a modular construction strategy to minimize impact on
the island during the construction phase and is being conducted from two
main operating centers located in Perth, Australia and London, UK with
support from global centers in USA, Singapore, Indonesia and Japan. KJVG
plans to utilize several fabrication yards across South East Asia &
Australia to support the planned 250,000 tons of LNG modules. Along with
the above unique and one of kind design items, KJVG will implement a
comprehensive Quarantine management plan for Barrow Island.
"Our continued involvement with this large, modularized grassroots LNG
project demonstrates KBR's commitment to providing our customers with
leading LNG project execution and allows KBR to build on its LNG
expertise and experience in Australia," said John Rose, Group President,
KBR Hydrocarbons. "We are committed to Chevron and its partners and look
forward to working closely with Chevron to ensure the successful
execution of the Gorgon Project."
The Gorgon Project plans to develop the Greater Gorgon gas fields,
located between 130km and 200km off the north-west coast of Western
Australia. The Greater Gorgon gas fields contain resources of about 40
trillion cubic feet of gas, Australia's largest-known gas resource.
Chevron is operator of the Project with a 50% interest, and ExxonMobil
and Shell each hold 25%. KJVG, formed as a partnership between KBR E&C
Australia Pty Ltd, JGC Corporation, Clough Projects Australia Pty Ltd
and Hatch Associates Pty Ltd Group, completed the updated onshore
facilities Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) and execution
planning earlier this year. The joint venture allows KBR to capitalize
on the strengths of each party to provide the best engineering,
procurement and construction personnel and experience in the market.
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