SK E&C has been named preferred contractor to carry out work on the 8 million-tonne-per-year LNG facility.

The company’s subsidiary Magnolia LNG has signed a memorandum of understanding with the engineering company.

Under the memorandum, the companies will negotiate a technical services agreement which will outline work to be carried out under a fixed-price engineering, procurement and construction contract.

Work will include a review of all resource reported submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and assistance in completing the filing process.

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