AIE awards construction contract for the Port Kembla Gas Terminal

3 June 2019

Australian Industrial Energy (“AIE”) today announced another important milestone in the development of its Port Kembla Gas Terminal (“PKGT”) with the award of the key wharf facility and pipeline construction contract (“Contract”) for the LNG import facility.


AIE is spearheading action to help NSW businesses obtain reliable supplies of gas beyond 2020 by
building a natural gas import terminal at Port Kembla near Wollongong. The PKGT will have the
capacity to supply over 70% of NSW’s natural gas needs.


The Contract was awarded to the SCSB joint venture which comprises Spiecapag and Soletanche
Bachy, which are international specialists in the core construction works required to build the PKGT
wharf facility and pipeline connection to the Cringila Eastern Gas Pipeline connection point just six
kilometres from the wharf. Both companies have extensive experience in major pipeline and
infrastructure projects in Australia and around the world.


The award of the contract follows the NSW State Government’s decision to grant Development
Consent for the project in April 2019 and AIE welcoming its first customer, EnergyAustralia, which
has committed to a five-year contract of at least 15PJs of gas per annum from 2021.


Planning design is underway for the PKGT and construction will commence immediately after the AIE
joint venture partners complete their Final Investment Decision which is expected later this year.
The PKGT represents a $250m investment and will provide opportunities for local businesses and
their employees to work on this landmark project.


Construction work will include dredging, a new wharf within the existing Port Kembla dock and the
pipeline to connect the new facility to the east coast gas network at Cringila. The project will provide
work and subcontracting opportunities for experts in demolition, concreting, welding, electrical
works, steel reinforcement, traffic management, surveying, alongside other goods and services, with
an estimated $76m being sub-contracted to local businesses.


Keith Walker, Project Director of AIE said: “The Port Kembla Gas Terminal is progressing strongly and
is attracting the best of the best on all fronts. Our selection of SCSB as prime contractor is no
exception and we look forward to them bringing their expertise together with the capabilities of the
Illawarra region to deliver this most important of projects.”


John Walsh, Spiecapag’s Managing Director said: “We’re very pleased to be working on such a
strategically important project for NSW. Part of our DNA is to work with local businesses, and we
look forward to exploring opportunities for local contractors to also play a part in Australia’s first
ever LNG import terminal once we start construction in the second half of the year.”


Jean Luc Gobert, Soletanche Bachy International’s President said: “We’re very excited to be part of
this challenging and strategic project which combines our strong local footprint with our global,
extensive port experience.”

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