ABB, Chevron Australia, Aker Solutions, Deepwater Natural Gas
Collaboration on a compression and transmission system business. Operations scheduled for 2025.
ABB Selected to Supply Power to J-IC Gas Field


ABB announced on the 1st that it has been awarded a contract worth approximately $120 million to supply the Electrical Power System (EPS) for the J-IC project, which is believed to be worth billions of dollars. The contract, which includes contracts with Chevron Australia Pty Ltd and Aker Solutions, is due in the third quarter of 2021.

The J-IC gas field is located approximately 200 km off the northwest coast of Australia, at a water depth of approximately 1,400 meters. This field is part of Chevron's Gorgon Natural Gas Project, one of the world's largest natural gas development projects. The J-IC project transports gas from deep sea to the coast and is the third in the world to utilize advanced compression technology.

This project marks the first time that ABB has also provided EPS outside Norway. The project includes the construction and installation of an unmanned Field Control Station (FCS) weighing 27,000 tons (topsides and hull), subsea gas compression infrastructure weighing approximately 6,500 tons, and a 135 km submarine power cable connecting to Barrow Island.

ABB will supply most of the electrical equipment for both the J-IC topsides and the subsea. Combining its proprietary "shore-to-shore" and "long-range, tidal-free subsea power variable-speed drive" technologies, the electrical system will transmit 100 MVA of power over a distance of 140 km at a depth of 1,400 m.

Construction will begin immediately, and the subsea compression system is expected to be operational in 2025.