The JKC joint venture has signed the formal $15-billion contract for engineering, procurement, and construction at the Ichthys LNG Project offshore Australia.

SBM Offshore is to supply the turret and mooring system for the Ichthys LNG project FPSO off northwestern Australia.

Chevron has awarded Clough an A$350-million ($375-million) contract for the offshore hook-up and commissioning component of the Wheatstone project.

Preparations continue for deactivation of the Basker-Manta-Gummy oil and gas fields offshore Victoria, Australia, according to operator ROC Oil.

GE Oil & Gas has summarized a number of recent offshore project development contracts.

Technip Oceania has won an AUD110 million ($117 million) contract from Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering for detailed design of the Chevron Wheatstone offshore gas processing platform.

INPEX has contracted McDermott for the Ichthys gas/condensate field subsea umbilical, riser, flowline (SURF) work for $2 billion.

A number of big LNG projects with production sourced offshore northwestern Australia are making progress toward start-up.

INPEX Corp. and Total S.A. have told a joint venture formed by KBR, JGC Corp., and Chiyoda Corp. that the Final Investment Decision (FID) for the Ichthys LNG project has been achieved.