Karratha Gas Plant

Under the two-year contract, the JV will provide services including the detailed planning and execution of access, fire protection application, blasting and painting services.

Additional services include cladding and insulation, mechanical, pipe-spool equipment replacement and electrical.

Cape CEO Joe Oatley said: "We are delighted to announce the award of this new contract with Woodside which was won through our innovative approach and combined service offering with our contract partner, UGL."

The firms plan to commence on-site work in early 2016.

Located 1,260km north of Perth, and covering approximately 200ha, the Karratha gas plant comprises five LNG processing trains and two domestic gas trains.

The plant, which is designed to produce 12,000t of domestic gas per day for the Japanese and South Korean markets, also features six condensate stabilization units, three LPG fractionation units as well as storage and loading facilities for LNG, LPG and condensate.

Gas for the plant is sourced from several fields including Goodwyn, Waneae, Rankin, North Lambert, Hermes and Cossack and also tiebacks from Echo-Yodel and Perseus.

Woodside operates the plant, which is estimated to supply 65% of the gas required by the domestic market in Western Australia, on behalf of the North West Shelf Project participants.


Image: The Karratha Gas plant is located 1,260km north of Perth in Western Australia. Photo: courtesy of Woodside Energy Ltd.