ANGLO-DUTCH supermajor Shell is preparing to invite sub-sea contractors to compete for two major packages related to its rejuvenated Crux offshore project north-west of Australia. Crux will be an important source of extra gas supply, also known as backfill, into Shell's giant Prelude floating liquefied natural gas facility. Shell suspended the project in the first quarter of last year due to the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, just as major services contracts were about to be awarded. Earlier this year, Shell took steps to resuscitate the project by having negotiations with a preferred contractor for all or part of the large Crux offshore platform. The Crux project is owned by Shell on 82%, Seven on 15% and Osaka Gas on 3%. Officially, there are four bidders for the offshore platform - McDermott, Sapura Energy, Sembcorp Marine and Technip-FMC - but McDermott is said by multiple sources to be the preferred party for, at least, the 26,000-tonne steel jacket.
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