Wood Group bags huge Aussie gas project

Mustang, a subsidiary of oilfield support services firm Wood Group, has been awarded engineering and support contracts for the world's biggest semi-submersible production facility.

Mustang, a subsidiary of oilfield support services firm Wood Group, has been awarded engineering and support contracts for the world's biggest semi-submersible production facility.

This enormous processing plant will serve the Ichthys gas field, 200 kilometres (km) off the coast of Western Australia. It will sit in 250 metres of water, weigh 70,000 tonnes and sport a deck of 156 metres by 132 metres.

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