Saipem unit lets marine contract for Tangguh LNG plant

PT Saipem Indonesia, Melbourne, let a marine construction contract to McConnell Dowell Corp. Ltd. for work on the BP PLC-operated Tangguh LNG plant extension in Indonesian New Guinea.

The contract includes construction of two finger piers and associated work at the bulk offloading facility along with design, supply, installation, construction, testing, and commissioning work on the LNG and condensate loading jetty No. 2 at the site.

The two-train Tangguh project first came on stream in 2009 and has delivered well in excess of 700 LNG cargos since that time.

The final investment decision for an additional third LNG train was made in July 2016. This will increase the capacity of the plant by 3.8 million tonnes/year of LNG bringing the total capacity to 11.4 million tpy.

As well as the new bulk offshore loading facility and the second LNG and condensate loading jetty, the overall development includes new pipelines, new wellhead platforms and redevelopment of the existing onshore Tangguh brownfield site with additional boil of gas recovery, flares and other support infrastructure.

McConnell Dowell’s contract work is to begin immediately with completion expected in early 2019.

The third LNG train is scheduled to be brought on stream in 2020.

Operator BP has 40.22% of Tungguh. MI berau has 16.3%, CNOOC Muturi 13.9%, Nippon Oil Exploration 12.23%, KG Berau Petroleum and KG Wiriagar Petroleum 10%, Indonesia Natural Gas Resources Muturi 7.35% and Talisman Wiriagar Overseas 3.06%.