Conocophillips receives epci contract for barossa fpso facility to modec international

Conocophillips australia as operator of the barossa joint venture has awarded an engineering, procurement, construction and installation (epci) contract for the barossa floating production, storage and offloading (fpso) facility to modec international. under the contract, modec will deliver a new build facility to be permanently located in the offshore development area 300 kms north of darwin, northern territory. the ship-shape hull facility will have capability to process dry lean gas for export via pipeline to darwin and to store condensate for periodic offloading to tankers. the fpso will be approximately 354 metres in length and 64 metres in width. topsides weight will be approx. 34,400 tonnes with accommodation for up to 140 personnel. subject to commercial arrangements being agreed, the barossa project will provide a new source of gas to darwin lng when the current offshore gas supply from bayu-undan is exhausted. barossa's offshore development concept includes the fpso facility, subsea wells and subsea production system and a 260km gas export pipeline to a tie-in location on the existing bayu-darwin pipeline, all located in commonwealth waters. award of the fpso contract follows the recent awards of the gas export pipeline epci contract in september and subsea production system epc in may. barossa will meet future global demand for natural gas and contribute significant income, employment and other benefits to the northern territory and australia for a further 20 years.
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