Laing O’Rourke, in partnership with global LNG tank specialist Kawasaki Heavy Industries, has been awarded the Engineer-Procure-Construct (EPC) contract to deliver a network of four massive cryogenic tanks for the USD 34 billion Ichthys LNG Project at Blaydin Point, Darwin. JKC Australia LNG Pty Ltd has awarded the contract for what is one of the largest and most critical packages within the Ichthys program – an initiative of the INPEX CORPORATION (operator) and TOTAL. The cryogenic tanks package consists of two 165,000m3 LNG Tanks, one 85,000m3 Propane Tank and one 60,000m3 Butane Tank. Detailed engineering and procurement has already commenced on the project and will be complete before the project team mobilizes to site in mid 2013, with completion due in mid 2016.
