Aberdeen-based Sparrows Group has secured a three year contract to deliver services for one of the most significant modern oil and gas projects in the world.
The INPEX-operated Ichthys liquefied natural gas (LNG) venture in Australia aims to exploit the largest discovery of hydrocarbons in the region in the last 40 years.
Located 220km off the west coast, the Ichthys programme is three mega projects rolled into one.
It involves some of the largest offshore facilities in the industry, a modernn onshore processing facility and an 890 km pipeline uniting them for an operational life of at least 40 years.
Sparrows are to provide fixed crane maintenance and lifting and rigging services to the project.
This will include maintenance, servicing and inspection of lifting equipment and cranes, the supply of lifting equipment, spare parts and materials; and technical and engineering support.
Stewart Mitchell, chief executive officer of Sparrows, said: “We have experienced a very positive first quarter, securing a number of contracts for high-profile, large-scale projects in the onshore, offshore and renewables sectors around the globe.
“The Ichthys LNG project incorporates some of the world’s biggest and most advanced offshore facilities off the Western Australian coast and massive onshore processing facilities in the Northern Territory. We are extremely proud to be awarded this work.”
The Ichthys LNG Project is currently in construction and is ranked among the most significant oil and gas projects in the world.
Ichthys is expected to produce 8.9 million tonnes of LNG and 1.6 million tonnes of LPG per annum, in addition to more than 100,000 barrels of condensate per day at peak.
Sparrows announced last month that it had secured a five-year deal with Maersk Oil UK for the supply of hydraulic, lifting and rigging services.
Since the start of the year the Group has also won the contract to provide services for ScottishPower Renewables’s East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm, announced a three-year deal to provide crane management services at the Kraken field, east of Sheltand; and renewed a mechanical handling and crane management pact with BP for an initial five years.
The value of the Ichthys contract, which is for three years plus two one year options, was not disclosed.
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