The Pluto project involves the installation and testing of high voltage cabling, switchboards, transformers, UPS systems, instrument control system cabinets, motor control stations, field panels, lighting and small power, trace heating, process instrumentation, fire and gas detection and protection devices, above ground cabling, earthing and bonding, as well as the recovery and termination of cables installed underground. The work will be carried out on pre-assembled units and pre-assembled pipe racks.
The first contract is worth AUD$86 million and will run for around 10 months, starting in October 2009. It will require a total workforce of 300, of which 65 will be made up of management and support staff.
The Gorgon project includes the installation of over 100km of high voltage and low voltage cabling, diesel generators, packaged substations, ring main units, lighting and general earthing throughout the site.
The second contract is worth around AUD23 million, and the work is scheduled to commence in the first half of 2010, with a planned completion date in the second half of 2011. The contract follows on from Kentz’s previous awards to build the construction village (AUD500 million) and supply the telecommunications (AUD150 million) on Barrow Island.
Hugh O’Donnell, chief executive of Kentz, said: “We are delighted to be playing such a significant role in these two high profile LNG projects. The awards underline the enormous potential that we see for the Australasian LNG market, as well as Kentz’s ability to operate successfully in this sector and this geography.”
Kentz has been working on projects in Western Australia for more than 20 years, supplying services to most of the major oil and gas developments.
