PERTH – ConocoPhillips Australia, as operator of the Barossa joint venture, has awarded an Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) contract for the Barossa Gas Export Pipeline.  

The contract awarded to Allseas Marine Contractors Australia Pty Ltd. includes procurement, transportation and installation of the 260-kilometre pipeline, project management, engineering and associated services.  

The Barossa offshore gas and light condensate project is currently in the front-end engineering design (FEED) phase. Subject to commercial arrangements being agreed, Barossa will provide a new source of gas to the existing Darwin LNG facility when the current offshore gas supply from Bayu-Undan is exhausted.  

Barossa’s offshore development concept includes a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) facility, subsea production system and gas export pipeline, all located in Commonwealth waters north of Darwin, Northern Territory.   The gas export pipeline will transport natural gas from the development area 300 kilometres north of Darwin to a tie-in location on the existing Bayu-Darwin Pipeline 100kms north-west of Darwin.  

Award of the contract follows earlier awards for engineering, procurement and construction of the subsea production system in May 2019 and FEED engineering design contracts for the FPSO, subsea infrastructure and gas export pipeline in 2018.  

ConocoPhillips Australia West President Chris Wilson said the latest contract award was another significant step in positioning Barossa as the leading and most advanced candidate to extend the life of the Darwin LNG facility for another two decades.  

“Award of this EPCI contract will enable specific project management and engineering deliverables to be progressed prior to a final investment decision in order to meet the project schedule,” Mr. Wilson said.  

“We continue to focus on strong cost discipline with all our selected contractors, developing the certainty of cost, schedule and execution planning required to compete in our global portfolio and support a final investment decision.”  

Barossa would meet future global demand for natural gas and contribute significant income, employment and other benefits to the Northern Territory and Australia through continued operation of the Darwin LNG facility.  

The Industry Capability Network has been engaged by ConocoPhillips to assist with Australian vendor identification for the Barossa Offshore Project.

To register for potential opportunities visit barossaoffshore.icn.org.au

About the Barossa Offshore Project

The Barossa joint venturers are ConocoPhillips Australia Barossa Pty Ltd (operator, 37.5%), SK E&S Australia Pty Ltd (37.5%) and Santos Offshore Pty Ltd (25.0%).

The offshore development area encompasses petroleum retention lease NT/RL5 and potential future phased development in the smaller Caldita Field to the south in retention lease NT/RL6. Gas would be exported to Darwin LNG via a new export pipeline tied into the existing Bayu-Darwin Pipeline, subject to agreement with the infrastructure owners.  

About ConocoPhillips

ConocoPhillips is the world’s largest independent E&P company based on production and proved reserves. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, ConocoPhillips had operations and activities in 17 countries, $71 billion of total assets, and approximately 10,900 employees as of June 30, 2019. Production excluding Libya averaged 1,303 MBOED for the six months ended June 30, 2019, and proved reserves were 5.3 BBOE as of Dec. 31, 2018. For more information go to www.conocophillips.com.au.  

ConocoPhillips’ Australia and Timor-Leste portfolio includes the Bayu-Undan field located in Timor-Leste offshore waters, Darwin LNG facility in the Northern Territory and Australia Pacific LNG facility in Queensland as well as exploration and appraisal projects in northern Australia including Caldita-Barossa and Greater Poseidon.    

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Michael.A.Marren@conocophillips.com      

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