Worley secures FEED contract for Queensland gas compression facility

Australian engineering firm Worley has been awarded the front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract for a new natural gas compression facility in Queensland, Australia, by Origin Energy, the upstream operator of Australia Pacific LNG (APLNG), the company said on June 19.

The Angry Jungle gas field is a joint venture gas field operated by multiple producers within the Surat basin. During the FEED phase, Worley will support the engineering design of the infrastructure needed to enable APLNG to capitalise on its share of coalbed methane (CBM) produced within the Angry Jungle gas field.

The overall project infrastructure includes an in-field compression facility, a low-pressure gathering pipeline, and ancillary services. Worley has been engaged to deliver an initial scope focused on the booster compression facility.

The FEED phase award follows the successful concept and pre-FEED studies previously undertaken by Worley Consulting.

“We’re helping APLNG access its share of Angry Jungle gas production in an efficient and timely manner,” said Mark Accadia, Worley location director, Australia East, PNG, and Mongolia.

APLNG, a joint venture between Origin Energy, ConocoPhillips, and China's Sinopec, stands as Australia's largest producer of CBM, contributing significantly to Queensland's domestic gas market. Additionally, APLNG processes CBM into LNG for export purposes.