Wood Secures Six-Year Contract for Shell’s Prelude FLNG Facility, Strengthening LNG Engineering Leadership

Wood Secures Six-Year Contract for Shell’s Prelude FLNG Facility, Strengthening LNG Engineering Leadership

(IN BRIEF) Wood has secured a six-year contract to provide comprehensive brownfield engineering, procurement, and construction management (EPCm) services for Shell’s Prelude Floating Liquified Natural Gas (FLNG) facility in Western Australia. This agreement extends Wood’s longstanding partnership with Shell and highlights their expertise in LNG, reinforcing their position as a leader in delivering integrated engineering solutions across Australia’s energy sector.

(PRESS RELEASE) ABERDEEN, 9-Jul-2024 — /EuropaWire/ — Wood has announced a significant six-year contract with Shell to provide comprehensive brownfield engineering, procurement, and construction management (EPCm) services for the Prelude Floating Liquified Natural Gas (FLNG) facility in Western Australia. This contract marks an extension of Wood’s longstanding global partnership with Shell, leveraging their 70 years of collaboration. The Prelude facility, known as the world’s largest floating offshore gas facility, plays a crucial role in the LNG sector’s transition towards energy security and carbon emission reduction.

Ken Gilmartin, CEO at Wood, emphasized the strategic importance of LNG as a transitional fuel and expressed enthusiasm about the opportunity to enhance their relationship with Shell: “We are pleased to expand our role in supporting Shell’s Prelude project with our extensive LNG expertise. This contract reinforces Wood’s leadership in providing advanced brownfield engineering solutions across Australia’s energy landscape.”

The agreement highlights Wood’s capability to deliver integrated engineering solutions that optimize operational efficiency and sustainability in LNG production, underscoring their commitment to driving innovation and excellence in the energy sector.

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SOURCE: John Wood Group PLC