Thiess a subsidiary of Leightons (LEI) has been contracted to construct the Site Preparation and Temporary Facilities for the Gorgon Project on Barrow Island for Chevron Australia Pty Ltd. The contract value is approximately $500 million. The work is expected to commence on the island after receipt of all necessary government approvals and following a final investment decision on the Chevron operated Gorgon Project from the Gorgon Joint Venture participants, expected in the second half of 2009.
Thiess Managing Director David Saxelby said being awarded this contract was a positive addition to the $500m Construction Village facility project Thiess was awarded last month as part of a joint venture. Thiess Western Australia General Manager Ric Buratto said the project scope includes preparation of finished earthwork levels for the LNG plant and associated storage tanks, the production of road base and feedstock for concrete aggregate production, reticulation of site services, material offloading facilities causeway and associated breakwater and the temporary construction facilities that will be used by later contractors to the island.
Thiess will use various local Western Australian companies to supply specialist work packages including various temporary facilities buildings. The Gorgon Project is a joint venture between the Australian subsidiaries of Chevron (Operator), ExxonMobil and Shell, 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.
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