Wood Group-Led JV Wins Contract with Brunei Shell Petroleum

SKSWood Sdn Bhd ("SKSWood"), a joint venture led by a subsidiary of John Wood Group PLC ("Wood Group"), with Syarikat Kejuruteraan Sistematik (SKS) and Petrokon Utama Sdn Bhd ("Petrokon") has been awarded a new $multi-million contract, by Brunei Shell Petroleum Company Snd Bhd (BSP) to design, procure, construct and install marine water injection pipelines and umbilical cables in Brunei Darussalam. The contract is for 17 months and is expected to create more than 140 jobs. Work began at the end of March.

The three marine pipelines will be manufactured onshore at facilities at BSP's Telisai facility and will be towed out and sunk into position to connect the Champion 7 Main complex and satellite jackets within the Champion field. The Champion field is located 17 miles from the Brunei coast and is one of the major producing fields in the region.

"The additional water injection is a very important project for Brunei Shell Petroleum and will add significant additional oil production," said Sandy Campbell, Managing Director of SKSWood Sdn Bhd. "This is a major opportunity for SKSWood to use our Bruneian workforce and infrastructure to complete this project against a very demanding time schedule."

Syarikat Kejuruteraan Sistematik Sdn Bhd (SKS) was set up in 1982 and has progressed to become one of the major material suppliers and service contractors to the oil & gas industry in Brunei. The head office is located in Seria, Negara Brunei Darussalam.

Petrokon Utama Sdn Bhd is a local multi-discipline engineering consultancy established in Brunei Darussalam in 1984 to provide design engineering and project management services to the petrochemical, oil & gas and building industries.

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Posted 12/04/06

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