Finnish consulting and engineering group Poyry Plc said on Monday that it has been awarded contracts by Woodside Energy as part of the Pluto liquefied natural gas project, currently under construction in Western Australia.

Poyry's engagement covers ongoing flow assurance and related process engineering services for the production system, development of operating philosophies and manuals and supporting commissioning and start-up activities.

The value of the contracts total EUR2.7m.

The Pluto LNG Project is set to become the fastest-ever developed liquefied natural gas project, from discovery of the gas field in 2005 to planned production of first gas in late 2010. The project will process gas from the Pluto and Xena gas fields in the Carnarvon Basin.

Poyry, headquartered in Vantaa, Finland provides consulting and engineering services to the energy, forestry and infrastructure and environment sectors. It has 7,300 employees and annual net sales of EUR720m.

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