Regional LNG: Clough wins LNG infrastructure contract worth $600M

Australian engineering and construction firm Clough Limited said that Clough Downer Joint Venture (CDJV) has secured a contract to build pipelines, compression facilities and associate infrastructure relating to the Fairview component of the Santos GLNG project in the Surat Basin.

CDJV is a 50:50 joint venture between Clough and Downer Australia (Downer), an engineering and infrastructure management services group.

The scope of work involves the construction of over 400km of gas and water transmission pipelines, two compression facilities, and an 800 person camp. Expansion of the existing Fairview compression facilities also forms part of the scope.

Construction work is due to commence in September 2011. At peak the project will employ a workforce of 650, the company said.

"This is a significant project award and represents a breakthrough for our recently established Coal Seam Gas division into the expanding Queensland Coal Seam Gas industry,? said John Smith, Clough?s Chief Executive Officer.

?We will utilize resources and expertise from across the company and will work with our partner Downer to deliver the best possible project outcomes to Santos and their partners for this groundbreaking CSG to LNG project" he said.

GLNG is a pioneering project to convert coal seam gas (CSG) to liquefied natural gas (LNG) for export to global markets, representing a major investment in a cleaner energy source for the future.

The Project sources gas from Santos? gas fields in the Bowen and Surat basins and transports the gas via a 420-km underground pipeline to a two-train LNG plant with a nameplate capacity of 7.8 million tons per annum on Curtis Island, Gladstone, Australia.

GLNG is a joint venture between Santos and three of the world?s largest LNG companies, PETRONAS, Total and KOGAS. (romel/roffie)