Fugro Wins Gorgon Contract, Australia

Fugro Survey  has been awarded the combined geophysical and geotechnical survey contract by Chevron Australia for the Gorgon expansion project.

The work scope is approximately 5 months and will utilise the Fugro owned vessel Fugro Synergy starting in approximately November 2012.

The Gorgon Project will develop the Gorgon and Jansz/Io gas fields, located within the Greater Gorgon area, about 130 kilometres off the north-west coast of Western Australia.

It includes the construction of a 15 million tonne per annum (MTPA) Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) plant on Barrow Island and a domestic gas plant with the capacity to provide 300 terajoules per day to supply gas to Western Australia.

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LNG World News Staff, October 10, 2012; Image: Chevron