SHELL FLOATING LNG PROJECT, Western Australia

The following is an overview of the Shell FLNG Project, expected to generate up to 1,000 jobs over the course of construction and in operation. The list of contractors is provided to assist you to determine where the job opportunities are during the construction phase. The overview is current as at March 2012.

Operator:  Shell

Location: Browse Basin, 475km north-northeast of Broome, Western Australia

Timeframe:  Construction during 2011 - 2015

Cost:  Undisclosed

Employment:  350 direct jobs and 650 indirect jobs during operation, unknown for construction

Status: In July 2009, Shell awarded a consortium of Technip and Samsung Heavy Industries the contract for the design, construction and installation of multiple FLNG facilities over a period of up to 15 years, based upon Shell’s proprietary design.  FLNG technology is an important development for the LNG industry as it reduces both the project costs and environmental footprint of an LNG development, because there is no need for long pipelines to shore; compression platforms to push the gas to shore; nearshore works such as dredging and jetty construction; and onshore development such as building roads, laydown areas and accommodation facilities.  There are currently no FLNG facilities deployed anywhere in the world, so Shell's Prelude FLNG Project is likely to be the world's first.  For Australia, the Prelude FLNG project will demonstrate a means of developing some of Australia's "stranded" offshore gas reserves - those considered uneconomic for development via an onshore plant because they are too small or remote. The CSIRO estimates Australia has around 140 tcf of stranded gas. 

Awarded Contracts and Employment Opportunities include:

• Toll Mermaind Logistics Broome Pty Ltd; Supply Base and Logistic Support Services
• Schlumberger Oilfield Australia Pty Ltd; Directional Drilling, Measurement While Drilling, Logging While Drilling.
• Geoservices Australia; mud logging services.
• Schlumberger Australia; Pumping, Cementing and Hardware Services

More information here: http://www.theresourcechannel.com.au/blog/word%E2%80%99s-first-floating-lng-operators-will-be-trained-perthand here:  http://www.theresourcechannel.com.au/blog/bit-about-floating-liquefied-natural-gas-flng.