Inpex awards Ichthys LNG contract to Petrofac

LONDON -- Petrofac has been awarded an integrity and maintenance program development contract by Inpex for the Ichthys LNG Project.

Plant Asset Management, the asset performance management consultancy, which is part of the Petrofac Group, will complete the work over the next 20 months. It will be one of the largest global projects awarded to Plant Asset Management, involving an integrated gas chain covering both upstream and midstream assets.

Prior to start-up of the offshore and onshore facilities, Plant Asset Management will deliver a fit for purpose integrity and maintenance program. This will allow for timely review and acceptance of the maintenance and inspection program by operations personnel, and ensure repair strategies and spares are in place.

Plant Asset Management’s proprietary BuildME asset management program development platform will support the project with a fully integrated work management system build environment. The use of this software solution will offer cost-effective, time-efficient, auditable development and flexible delivery of their services and methodologies.

Close engagement with Inpex through a pilot build and a Stage 1 integration exercise, led by subject matter experts from the business, helped define an execution roadmap and project execution plans, aligned to Inpex’s project objectives.

Led locally in Perth, Australia, from Inpex’s offices, the project will also draw upon significant support from Plant Asset Management’s global consultancy resource. This tried and tested combination has already been used in Queensland to positive effect.