Woodside has awarded four contracts for front-end engineering design activities for the proposed Scarborough Project. The contracts are for engineering activities related to the upstream development’s floating production unit, the export trunkline and the subsea umbilical risers and flowlines.
Each contract includes an option to progress to execute phase activities, which is subject to, among other conditions, a positive final investment decision being taken on the project by the Scarborough Joint Venture.
McDermott Australia Pty Ltd has been awarded a contract to undertake engineering studies for the floating production unit, which includes the option to progress to an engineering, procurement and construction contract for execute phase activities.
Contracting Pty Ltd. has been awarded a contract to undertake engineering studies for the subsea umbilical risers and flowlines, with the option to progress to an engineering, procurement, construction and installation contract for execute phase activities.
Saipem Australia Pty Ltd has been awarded a contract to provide export trunkline engineering support services with an option to execute line pipe coating and installation activities.
Intecsea Pty Ltd has been awarded a contract for export trunkline engineering.
Each contract was awarded by Woodside in its corporate capacity as a Scarborough titleholder and will be funded initially by Woodside on a 100% basis.
Woodside’s preferred concept for development of the 7.3 Tcf (2C 100%) Scarborough gas resource is through new offshore facilities connected by an approximately 430km export pipeline to the Burrup Peninsula with onshore processing at the expanded Pluto LNG facility.
