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WORLEY LIMITED — Capital/Financing Update 2008
Oct 21, 2008
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Capital/Financing Update
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Level 7, 116 Miller Street North Sydney NSW 2060 Australia Telephone: +61 2 8923 6866 Facsimile: +61 2 8923 6877 worleyparsons.com WorleyParsons Limited ABN 17 096 090 158
22 October 2008
ASX Announcement WORLEYPARSONS LIMITED (ASX:WOR)
Letter of Intent -
AGIP KCO Provision of Front End Engineering and Design Services (FEED) - Phase II for the Kashagan Full Field Development - Kazakhstan
WorleyParsons in joint venture with AkerSolutions and CB&I has received a letter of intent for the Kashagan Full Field Development Phase II project FEED contract.
Shareholders in the joint venture company (K-WAC Limited) are: WorleyParsons Europe Ltd (45%), CB&I UK Ltd (25%), Aker Engineering & Technology AS (30%).
Agip KCO is operator for the North Caspian PSA which is held by ENI (18.52%), Shell (18.52%), ExxonMobil (18.52%), Total (18.52%), ConocoPhillips (9.26%), KazMunayGas (8.33%) and Inpex (8.33%).
The Phase II Project FEED scope of work includes onshore and offshore facilities and pipelines. There are also options for services post-FEED, which includes early works, detailed engineering and procurement services, technical assistance, and design/system integrity. Additionally, there are optional FEEDs for additional fields (Aktote, Kairan, and Kalamkas).
The letter of intent is valid until 31[st] December 2008 and has a maximum value of US$ 31 Million. It is anticipated that Kashagan Full Field Phase II project FEED contract would commence in November 2008 with a 15 month schedule. The additional options would extend the work up to an 8 year period.
WorleyParsons and AkerSolutions are engaged in the execution of Phase I of the Kashagan Project (the Experimental Programme) by performing engineering services, fabrication and hookup.
WorleyParsons chief executive officer, Mr John Grill commented - “This is an important milestone for the development of the Kashagan field and confirms that will continue to have an active role in the ongoing development of these fields. This award builds upon our previous work in Kazakhstan for Agip KCO on Phase l of the Kasahagan field and for Chevron on the Tengiz field. We look forward to working with our partners on this very important field development.”
For further information please contact:
David Housego Chief Financial Officer Ph: +61 2 8923 6866 www.worleyparsons.com
Geoff Fowlstone Fowlstone Communications Ph: +61 2 9955 9899 Mob: +61(0) 413 746 949