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The purchase of gold by the central bank the Carnarvon Basin off the Northwest coast
was 2,122.9 kg from the beginning of the year, of Australia.
Woodside, Australia’s leading natural gas
which represented an increase of 6.7% y/y. GTT obtains tank design producer, has selected PHI to fulfil the 2-3-
order for a new LNG carrier year contract in support of the Scarborough
Petro Matad updates on from Daewoo Shipbuilding Project, located approximately 375 kilometres
west-north-west of the Burrup Peninsula.
drilling operation progress & Marine Engineering The development includes the installation
of a floating production unit, as well as an
in Mongolia GTT announces that it has received an order approximately 430-km pipeline to transport
gas from the Scarborough field to a second
Petro Matad, an Austra-Mongolian oil from its partner the Korean shipyard Daewoo LNG train at the existing Pluto LNG onshore
exploration company, has provided an update Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering for the facility.
on its operations. The company said it has tank design of a new LNGC. The contract award follows a competitive
moved forward with talks with operational As part of this order, GTT will provide the tender process where PHI was successful in
service suppliers for the 2022 work design and associated engineering services demonstrating their operating capabilities to
programme in the Block XX exploitation for the tanks of the vessel, which will offer secure the new contract award.
area. It has secured some price reductions a capacity of 174,000 m3. The tanks will be The contract will be delivered from an
compared to the 2019 programme. fitted with the GTT NO96 GW membrane operating base in Exmouth, utilising a fleet
Contracts were being prepared, according containment system, a technology developed of 3 offshore transport configured Sikorsky
to the AIM-listed company, ahead of by GTT. S-92 Helicopters to provide daily passenger
discussions with the industry regulator, The vessel is scheduled for delivery in the transport and 24/7 aviation support services.
namely the Mineral Resources and Petroleum third quarter of 2024. PHI International chief operating officer
Authority of Mongolia. GTT, March 03, 2022 Mike Price said the organisation is delighted
Petro Matad stated that it was pushing to have secured this important contract and to
for operational activities to resume in 2Q, once-again partner with Woodside in Western
following the winter break, with the re-entry, OCEANIA Australia. “We are delighted to have been
stimulation, and completion of Heron 1 selected by Woodside, an industry leader,
production. PHI International secures to deliver aviation services for their exciting
The corporation is encountering certain Scarborough Project” Price said.
roadblocks to its activities. They result from Aviation Services contract He said being chosen to undertake the new
provincial and district authorities’ “reluctance” contract was recognition of PHI’s experience
to examine local land access applications, with Woodside delivering similar services, as the largest
pending advice from the central government. operator of Sikorsky S-92’s in the region.
Despite the fact that the majority of the PHI International secures Aviation Services “The new contract award is
necessary equipment and personnel are contract with Woodside acknowledgement of the high-quality
already in Mongolia, the company is uncertain PHI International has secured a significant passenger transportation services we provide
as to when it will be able to bring in necessary aviation services contract with Woodside, as around the clock globally utilising the S-92
Chinese drilling contractors, as well as other, operator for and on behalf of the Scarborough aircraft.”
primarily Chinese, service providers. The Joint Venture, in Western Australia. The The contract will commence in 2023.
uncertainty is due to Covid-related issues contract will see PHI transporting personnel PHI INTERNATIONAL, February 24, 2022
caused by border restrictions. from Learmonth Airport to offshore sites in

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