Fluor lands Crux role

Fluor: the US company has been awarded a contract to carry out engineering works on the Crux liquids project off Western Australia

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Josh Lewis

, Josh Lewis

 11 May 2011 03:48 GMT

Australia’s Nexus Energy has signed on Fluor Australia to carry out engineering works on the Crux liquids project in PL AC/L9 in the Browse basin, off Western Australia.

Nexus said the works were needed in order to progress the project to a final investment decision by the end of the year.

Under the agreement Nexus has the right to review Fluor’s initial works by the end of next month and if it is satisfied, and a final investment decision sanctioned, Fluor will assist Nexus in completing the delayed project.

Development of the Crux field stalled in 2009 after the global financial crisis prevented Nexus from sourcing finance and signing up a project partner.

Last year Anglo-Dutch supermajor Shell…

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