CB&I Wins Award for LNG Expansion Project in Australia.Business/Energy Editors THE WOODLANDS, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 12, 2001 CBI CBI abbr. cumulative book index CBI Confederation of British Industry CBI n abbr (= Confederation of British Industry) → C.E.O.E. Constructors Pty. Ltd., a subsidiary of Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CBI), has been awarded a contract valued at A$126 million (approximately US$65 million) by Woodside Energy Ltd., operator of the North West Shelf Venture onshore gas plant near Karratha, Western Australia Karratha is an important centre in the resource-rich WA's Northwest. It is located approximately 1,535 kilometres (954 mi) north of Perth and 850 kilometres (528 mi) . CB&I will be the mechanical erection contractor for construction of a fourth liquefied natural gas liquefied natural gas: see under natural gas. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) A product of natural gas which consists primarily of methane. Its properties are those of liquid methane, slightly modified by minor constituents. (LNG LNG (liquefied natural gas): see under natural gas. ) production train which has a design capacity of 4.2 million tonnes per annum, one of the largest capacity units in the world. The Company will mobilize on site in spring 2002 and expects to complete its portion of the project by the end of 2003. Upon full mobilization, CB&I will be the largest contractor on the jobsite. "We are pleased to continue our association with Woodside in this major capital expansion program," said Gerald Glenn, CB&I's chairman, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "CB&I has been operating successfully and continuously in Australia for nearly 50 years and has participated in numerous major resource development projects, including several for Woodside in Western Australia. We are confident our experience in the LNG market around the world will contribute to the safe and on-time completion of this important project." The managing contractor for the LNG Expansion Project is Kellogg Joint Venture. The six equal participants in the North West Shelf Venture are Woodside Energy Ltd. (operator), BHP Billiton Petroleum (North West Shelf) Pty. Ltd., BP Developments Australia Pty. Ltd., Chevron Australia Pty. Ltd., Japan Australia LNG (MIMI Mimi her love for Rodolfo ended by her early death. [Ital. Opera: Puccini, La Bohème, Westerman, 348–350] See : Love, Tragic ) Pty. Ltd. and Shell Development (Australia) Proprietary Limited. CB&I is a global specialty engineering and construction company offering a complete package of design, engineering, fabrication, construction and maintenance services. Our products include hydrocarbon processing plants, LNG terminals and peakshaving plants, bulk liquid terminals, water storage and wastewater treatment facilities, and other steel structures and their associated systems. Information about CB&I is available at www.chicagobridge.com. |
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