Yokohama, Japan - A joint venture called the "Kellogg Joint Venture - Greater Gorgon", comprised of JGC Corporation, KBR, Clough and HATCH, has been awarded the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) and an option for the Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management (EPCM) Contract by the "Gorgon Joint Venture" for the "Greater Gorgon Downstream Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Project", to be constructed at Barrow Island in Western Australia.

The Kellogg Joint Venture - Greater Gorgon is comprised of JGC (30%), KBR (30%), Clough (20%) and HATCH (20%). The Gorgon Joint Venture is comprised of the Australian subsidiaries of Chevron (50%), Shell (25%) and ExxonMobil (25%).

The contract calls for the FEED work for the two-train (10 mtpa) LNG plant on Barrow Island. When constructed, the facility will accept natural gas from the Greater Gorgon Field and produce LNG for export, with domestic sales gas being fed into the existing mainland distribution network. The plant is expected to begin producing LNG in mid-2010.

As one of the leading LNG contractors in the world, JGC is proud to be involved in such an important project where the facility to be designed and constructed delivers an environmentally friendly source of energy to an expanding global market. JGC looks forward to working with the joint venture partners and clients, to deliver the project safely and on time, with maximum benefits for all of the project stakeholders involved.
JGC is an international engineering and construction company based in Yokohama, Japan, having multiple operating centers and executing large scale projects worldwide. The company is currently executing projects in Nigeria, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Oman, UAE, Qatar, China, Indonesia, and other countries. Established in 1928, it has a strong background in lump-sum turnkey operations of both hydrocarbon and non-hydrocarbon related projects, with annual sales turnover in excess of US$3 billion.