Hoegh taps KBR for two major projects
27 Jun 2012
Hpuston, Texas – Hoegh has selected KBR as its preferred engineer to execute pre-FEED studies for two of its projects off the coast of Israel and offshore Australia.
Both projects will be performed in KBR’s London operating centre, utilising the company’s growing FLNG engineering capability spread over its London, Houston and Perth offices.
KBR will provide the pre-FEED study for the King liquefied natural gas-floating production storage and offloading (LNG-FPSO) facility currently being evaluated for Noble Energy’s giant Tamar gas field off the coast of Israel.
KBR has developed FPSOs that are in use worldwide and is recognized as one of the world’s leading providers of onshore LNG plants and FPSOs.
Hoegh LNG awarded KBR a second FLNG pre-FEED study for an unnamed project offshore Australia. The four-month pre-FEED is intended to provide a Total Installed Cost (TIC) estimate for a two mtpa FLNG facility to enable further evaluation of the project.
KBR will perform a cost estimate study, taking Hoegh’s existing generic LNG FPSO FEED study and adapting the capex cost for the operator’s field-specific basis of design.
According to KBR, if the project economics prove viable, FEED could start as early as Q4 2012.
