Wood books AUD $3bn of contracts across Asia Pacific in record year

Wood, a global leader in consulting and engineering, has secured AUD $3 billion (USD $2 billion) of contract awards across Asia Pacific in the past 12 months, making for a record-breaking year for the company in the region.

Wood has been awarded new contracts in addition to extensions and renewals to advise, design, execute and operate major energy and mining projects and infrastructure across Australia, Brunei, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Timor Leste and the Philippines.

The company’s regional order book comprises significant contracts and critical project scopes that support energy and resource security, including:

• Long-term maintenance solutions for Esso in Victoria’s Gippsland Basin in Australia, optimising operational performance of both onshore and offshore assets.

• Brownfield engineering, procurement, and construction management (EPCm) solutions for Shell’s Prelude Floating Liquified Natural Gas (FLNG) facility in Western Australia, the world’s largest floating offshore gas facility.

• Front-end engineering design (FEED) for Singapore’s second liquified natural gas (LNG) terminal, supporting Singapore LNG Corporation to secure LNG.

Ralph Ellis, President of Asia Pacific Operations at Wood said: “Demand for energy and resources in the Asia Pacific region continues to soar. For over 40 years, we’ve been helping major operators with specialist consulting, engineering, project delivery and maintenance solutions to deliver on their ambitions.

“This period of strong performance reflects the talent of our 5,500 exceptional employees in the region, dedicated to solving our clients’ challenges. We see continued demand for integrated engineering, project delivery and operations solutions across every stage of the asset life cycle. Our pipeline of opportunities underpins Wood’s continued growth in the region.”