SNC-Lavalin Wins Oz Scarborough Subcontract

Canada’s SNC-Lavalin has signed two subcontracts to support the development of the floating production unit on Australian Woodside’s proposed Scarborough gas field development project in Western Australia, it said May 8. 

Under the two contracts, SNC-Lavalin will provide front end engineering design (Feed) support for the semi-submersible hull and mooring, model testing scoping and supervision, and ancillary scopes. SNC-Lavalin said it will also provide overall technical safety, formal safety assessment and risk engineering services to support the engineering design activities for Scarborough.

The two contracts will be executed by SNC-Lavalin’s Houston offshore engineering subsidiary and its Atkins business in Western Australia. Both scopes have the option to extend to detailed design engineering subject to the Scarborough Joint Venture reaching a final investment decision targeted for 2020, it said.

Woodside is proposing to develop the Scarborough gas resource, located in the Carnarvon Basin, approximately 375 km west-northwest of the Burrup Peninsula in Western Australia. The new offshore facilities will initially have seven high-rate, subsea gas wells tied back to a semi-submersible floating production unit moored in 900m of water close to the Scarborough field. Gas would be transported by a 430 km pipeline to onshore processing infrastructure on the Burrup Peninsula.