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McDermott and Baker Hughes Install Subsea Infrastructure at Ichthys Field

Vice President, Subsea Projects and Services.Ihthys LNG is ranked among the most significant oil and gas projects in the world. The energy development is a joint venture between INPEX group companies (the operator), major partner TotalEnergies, and the Australian subsidiaries of CPC Corporation Taiwan, Tokyo Gas, Osaka Gas, Kansai Electric Power, JERA and Toho Gas.Located about 220 kilometers offshore Western Australia and 820 kilometers southwest of Darwin, the Ichthys Field covers an area of around 800 square kilometers in water averaging depths of around 250 meters.The Ichthys Field is estimated to

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Chevron Taps ABL for MWS at Jansz-Io Compression Project in Australia

the investment estimated at around $4 billion.Chevron said at the time that it would take about five years to finish the construction and installation work.The Gorgon Project is operated by Chevron Australia and is a joint venture of the Australian subsidiaries of Chevron, ExxonMobil, Shell, Osaka Gas, Tokyo Gas, and JERA.Chevron Orders $553M Offshore Facility from DSME for Australian Gas ProjectAker Solutions to Deliver Subsea Umbilical for Chevron's J-IC Project Off Australi

TechnipFMC Awarded Pluto Contract

kilometers off Karratha, in Western Australia's north-west. The produced gas from the offshore facility is transferred through an existing pipeline to Woodside’s Pluto LNG Onshore plant. The production license is held by Woodside (Operator and 90 percent), Kansai Electric (5 percent) and Tokyo Gas (5 percent). 

Ichthys LNG Facility to Use Light Structures Monitoring Solution

; system, which is an evolution of traditional hull stress monitoring technology, will monitor fatigue build-up to provide a valuable overview of structural integrity and allow the project’s operators – INPEX is a 66,07% partner, TOTAL 30% plus minority partners Oska Gas, Toho Gas, Tokyo Gas and Chubu Electric Power - to take decisive repair and maintenance action before cracks appear. “There are real structural challenges for advanced, complex offshore structures operating in harsh natural environments, and a reliable structural monitoring system will enable better maintenance

Schematic of the Subsea 7 deepwater lowering system developed by Caley Ocean Systems.

Caley Develops Deepwater Lowering System for Gorgon Project

. It will also feature our modular control systems methodology to ensure safe operation offshore." The Gorgon Project is operated by an Australian subsidiary of Chevron and is a joint venture of the Australian subsidiaries of Chevron (47.3%), ExxonMobil (25%), Shell (25%), Osaka Gas (1.25%), Tokyo  Gas (1%) and Chubu Electric Power (0.417%).  

Australian Offshore LNG Project Chooses Intergraph Software

SmartPlant Enterprise for Owner Operators (SPO) as its information management system, SmartPlant 3D and SmartMarine® 3D (collectively known as Smart 3D), SmartPlant Instrumentation, SmartPlant P&ID and SmartPlant Electrical. The Ichthys LNG Project is a joint venture between Inpex and Total, Tokyo Gas and other participants. Gas from the Ichthys field, in the Browse Basin approximately 200 kilometers offshore Western Australia, will undergo preliminary processing offshore to remove water and extract condensate. The condensate will be pumped to the FPSO facility anchored nearby, from which it

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