Wood Group said it has secured a contract with Woodside to provide the detailed design of the Greater Western Flank Phase 2 (GWF-2) flowline system. The GWF-2 Project is located on the North West Shelf offshore Western Australia.

Under the contract, Wood Group Kenny will perform the flowline system detailed design and support the related procurement and construction processes.

This award follows the successful completion of the flowline FEED for GWF-2.

CEO of Wood Group Robin Watson said, “Securing the detailed design contract for GWF-2 is testament to the technical expertise Wood Group Kenny already has brought to this development.

“Following on from the successful FEED work, this award demonstrates the confidence the client has in our subsea experience and innovative approach to deliver this complex project. Having been involved in the earlier design stages means we have a comprehensive understanding of GWF-2.”

The GWF-2 Project represents the next phase of gas supply to existing North West Shelf Project infrastructure after the Persephone Project.

GWF-2 will develop 45.3 Bcm of raw gas from the Keast, Dockrell, Sculptor, Rankin, Lady Nora and Pemberton fields through the existing Goodwyn A platform.

The total investment for the project is expected to be about $2 billion, with initial project startup expected in second-half 2019.

Subsea JIP

Meanwhile, Wood Group Kenny is calling for expressions of interest from technology vendors to support a joint industry project (JIP), which aims to reduce subsea equipment failures in Australia and provide a recommended practice for the subsea industry.

The Subsea Equipment Australian Reliability (SEAR) JIP is a partnership supported by six operators and led by Wood Group Kenny. The focus is on collaboration and knowledge sharing to improve subsea equipment design for Australia’s challenging offshore warm water environment and to avoid costly interventions.

CEO of Wood Group Kenny Bob MacDonald said, “The SEAR JIP has already underlined how significant the issue of subsea failures is, with five fields in Australia having more than 100 failures over a six-year operating period. The associated cost of the intervention campaigns only was around AU $150 million [US$108 million].

Reducing costly failures is even more important in the current low oil price environment.

“There are a number of areas where improved collaboration can realise tangible benefits for oil and gas operations. We are now asking vendors to come forward with technology solutions to help address the specific challenges faced in Australian waters. Of particular interest are novel coating technologies and materials, which will improve the ease of equipment change out and intervention campaigns.”

The testing initiative follows a review of subsea equipment performance to date in Australia and provides the opportunity for vendors to test the performance of technologies in situ over a number of years. For more information, contact Oddbjorn Gjerde, SEAR JIP coordinator, at oddbjorn.gjerde@woodgroupkenny.com.