Monadelphous wins Ichthys LNG project construction contract

Australian engineering group Monadelphous has received a construction contract valued at approximately $680m for mechanical works to be carried out at the Ichthys project onshore LNG facilities in Darwin in the Northern Territory, Australia.

The agreement is with contractor JKC Australia LNG (JKC), a joint venture between JGC in Japan, Chiyoda and Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR).

Monadelphous will erect piping and mechanical and structural steel for the utility and offsite area.

The Ichthys LNG project is a world-class project to develop the Ichthys gas and condensate field discovered in the Browse basin located around 220km off the north-west coast of Western Australia.

The project is a joint venture between operator INPEX group, major partner Total and the Australian subsidiaries of Tokyo Gas, Osaka Gas, Chubu Electric Power and Toho Gas.

Monadelphous managing director Rob Velletri said: "We are very pleased to be awarded such a significant contract and to be participating on one of Australia’s world-class gas projects."

The company expects to commence the work immediately and plans to complete by mid 2016.

Monadelphous group provides construction, maintenance and industrial services to the resources, energy and infrastructure sectors. It has major offices in Perth, Western Australia, and Brisbane, Queensland, supporting its operations in projects, facilities and workshops spread across Australia and in neighbouring countries including Papua New Guinea and China.