GORGON PROJECT, Western Australia

The following is an overview of Chevron's Gorgon Project, expected to generate 6,000 jobs over the course of construction. The list of contractors is provided to assist you to determine where the job opportunities are during the construction phase. This list is current as at March 2012.

Operator:  Chevron (50%), ExxonMobil and Shell (25% each)

Location: North West Shelf of Western Australia

Timeframe:  3-4 year construction, due for completion in late 2013

Cost:  $50bn

Employment:  In excess of 6,000

Status: Approved, construction commenced in January 2010.

Awarded Contracts and Employment Opportunities include:

• Thiess/Decmil Pty Ltd/Kentz Pty Ltd Joint Venture (TDKJV); contracted to design and construct an accommodation construction village on Barrow Island for Chevron Australia.
• Offshore Marine Services Alliance (OMSA); marine vessel and labour supply.
• Australian Portable; contracted to design, construct and operate a 300 bed rapid deployment camp.   
• Mermaid Marine; access to a common-user marine supply base located at Dampier in the north-west of Western Australia.
• Thiess; site preparation works and construction of temporary facilities on Barrow Island.
• Toll; to manage the supply base and logistics services on Barrow Island.   It is anticipated about 200 people will be employed under the extendable three-year contract.
• JP Kenny Pty Ltd andTechnipOceania Pty Ltd; Gorgon Upstream Joint Venture (GUJV) as the front end engineering and design (FEED) and engineering, procurement, construction and management (EPCM) contractor with respect to the upstream facilities for the Greater Gorgon development.
• The Kellogg Joint Venture- Gorgon (KJV-G) including KBR, JGC Corporation of Japan, and Australian-based partners Clough Projects Australia Pty Ltd and Hatch Associates Pty Ltd have been selected to perform the FEED for the downstream part of the project. A work force in excess of 3,500 staff will be utilised to construct and commission the facilities over a three year period. 
• The Saipem Leighton Consortium; was selected to develop the $900m Jetty and Marine Structures project.  The scope of work includes design, material supply, fabrication, construction and commissioning of Australia’s longest LNG jetty which also includes supply, fabrication and construction of marine structures.  Project design is underway and construction is to commence in late 2010 on Barrow Island, to be completed in 2013.
• CBI; awarded the contract for the engineering, procurement, fabrication and construction of two 180,000 cubic metre full containment LNG tanks, four condensate tanks, and the associated piping, electrical, instrumentation and civil works.
• Neptune Marine Services; contracted to provide diving, survey and vessel support services, which forms part of the scope of works awarded to Marine & Civil Construction.  The scope also includes installation of pipeing and the offshore pump station associated with the temporary desalination plant at Barrow Island, diving support for the construction of a new supply barge facility, general construction and dive support.  Work commenced in January 2010.
• Compass; catering and camp services.
• Monadelphous; facility management.
• Agility Project Logistics; supply base operation and road transport.
• Omega Security Services; site security services.
• Health Services Australia Ltd; medical services and personnel.
• ERTECH; initial civil works.
• Australian Portable Camps; construction of camp on Barrow Island.
• Allseas; offshore pipeline contract.
• Aker Solutions; design of the Mono Ethylene Glycol Plant.
• John Holland's scope of work commenced in October 2011 and incorporates the Operation and Administration areas on site which will contain various buildings, facilities and infrastructure that represents the permanent operations of the LNG Plant and will therefore be used for the lifetime of the plant.  John Holland's scope of work is due to be completed in August 2013.  JHG will utilise Carpenters, Crane Operators, Riggers (Advanced), Scaffolders, Boilermakers/Welders, Plant Operators, Bricklayers, Painters (Building), Ceiling Installers to complete the scope of works.
• GE Oil & Gas; awarded a US$600 million 22-year contractual services agreement in July 2012 to maintain the compressor trains and associated equipment that will be at the heart of the Gorgon Project off the north western coast of Australia. GE Oil & Gas employs about 400 people in the region now and this is expected to increase to 1,000 within five years.
• Thiess; awarded a $212 million contract to deliver further civil works in March 2012. Under the agreement, Thiess will deliver earthworks, underground services, concrete and building works over the next two years.