AMEC, the international engineering and project management company, today announces that the Clough AMEC joint venture has been awarded a AU$70 million front end engineering design (FEED) contract for Arrow Energy’s proposed Bowen Gas Project in central Queensland.

The contract involves front end engineering to support the next phase of Arrow’s work to develop and commercialise its significant Bowen Basin gas reserves. The FEED scope includes engineering, procurement and contracts award for the early works.

The FEED contract will commence on 6 October 2014 and is expected to continue for up to 12 months. The work will provide employment opportunities for local engineering, technical and professional personnel.

“Australia is an important region for AMEC and we are delighted to be working closely with Arrow Energy and Clough on this significant coal seam gas project for Queensland’s economy,” said Malcolm Brown, AMEC Executive Vice President, Asia Pacific. “We will draw on our considerable engineering expertise in the Australian CSG industry to help Arrow achieve their long-term objectives, safely and sustainably.”

Arrow’s Bowen Gas Project involves a major, staged expansion of Arrow's existing domestic CSG production in the Bowen Basin, to supply gas to the domestic market and for the production and export of liquefied natural gas (LNG).

About AMEC

AMEC (LSE: AMEC) is a focused supplier of consultancy, engineering and project management services to its customers in the world's oil and gas, mining, clean energy, environment and infrastructure markets. With annual revenues of some £4 billion, AMEC designs, delivers and maintains strategic and complex assets and employs around 27,000 people in around 40 countries worldwide.

Established in 2004, Clough AMEC is a 50/50 joint venture that provides engineering, operations and maintenance services to the Australasian oil and gas industry.