The Saipem Leighton Consortium have been selected to develop the $900 million Chevron Gorgon LNG Jetty and Marine Structures project, combining the strengths of Saipem and Leighton Contractors.
Project design is underway and construction is scheduled to commence in late 2010 on Barrow Island, 70 kilometres off the Pilbara coast of Western Australia. The project is expected to be completed in 2013. The design utilises 55 caissons that will be manufactured at the Australian Marine Complex in Henderson, before being transported to Barrow Island and lowered onto gravel beds placed at intervals on the sea floor to provide a support structure for the jetty.
The scope of work includes design, material supply, fabrication, construction and commissioning of Australia’s longest LNG Jetty which includes supply, fabrication and construction of marine structures including a heavy lift facility, tug pens and navigation aids.
About Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd
Leighton Contractors is one of Australia’s leading contracting and project development groups with over $9 billion work in hand, employing more than 9,000 people across Australia and New Zealand. The company services clients across a range of industries and sectors including oil and gas, resources, construction, telecommunications, energy, infrastructure and facility management.
About Saipem
Saipem, 43% owned by Eni, is organised in three Business Units: Offshore, Onshore and Drilling, with a strong bias towards oil & gas related activities in remote areas and deepwater. Saipem is a leader in the provision of engineering, procurement, project management and construction services with distinctive capabilities in the design and the execution of large scale offshore and onshore projects, and technological competences such as gas monetisation and heavy oil exploitation.
