Wedoany.com Report-Dec.14, TechnipFMC has secured a significant contract, valued between $75 million and $250 million, from Chevron for the Gorgon Stage 3 development offshore Western Australia. The award covers the supply of TechnipFMC's Subsea 2.0 configure-to-order production systems for the recently sanctioned expansion of the Gorgon liquefied natural gas (LNG) and domestic gas project.

TechnipFMC won a 'significant' contract from Chevron for a recently approved project to expand the Gorgon domestic and liquefied natural gas project in Western Australia.

The scope includes the industry's first seven-inch vertical bore Subsea 2.0 horizontal trees, together with specially designed flexible jumpers that enhance flow assurance and increase gas production rates. TechnipFMC president for subsea, Jonathan Landes, stated: "We are proud to continue our 20-year partnership with Chevron on the Gorgon development through this latest opportunity."

Chevron took final investment decision on Gorgon Stage 3 last week, committing approximately AUD 3 billion ($2 billion) to the project. The development will tie back the Geryon and Eurytion fields in the Greater Gorgon Area to existing subsea infrastructure and onshore processing facilities on Barrow Island. Located around 100 kilometres northwest of the island in water depths of approximately 1,300 metres, the fields will be produced through six new wells.

Infrastructure work includes three subsea manifolds, a 35-kilometre production flowline, and associated controls and connections. Chevron Australia president Balaji Krishnamurthy commented: "Gorgon Stage 3 is a cost-competitive development which will optimize existing infrastructure and complement the well-progressed Jansz-Io Compression Project and previously completed Gorgon Stage 2 infill development."

Gorgon Stage 3 represents the first in a series of planned tiebacks aimed at sustaining long-term output from the Greater Gorgon gas fields. Current feed gas is supplied from the original Gorgon and Jansz-Io reservoirs in the Carnarvon Basin. The facility maintains a domestic gas capacity of 300 terajoules per day for Western Australia and an LNG export capacity of 15.6 million tonnes per year serving Asia-Pacific markets.

The project builds on Gorgon Stage 2, which added eleven wells and was commissioned in 2023. Chevron operates the Gorgon joint venture with a 47.33 percent interest, alongside ExxonMobil (25 percent), Shell (25 percent), Osaka Gas (1.25 percent), MidOcean Energy (1 percent), and JERA (0.42 percent).

By leveraging proven subsea technology and existing facilities, Gorgon Stage 3 is expected to extend the operational life of one of Australia's largest resource developments while maintaining reliable domestic and export gas supply.