Clough Engineering Limited
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Clough Limited is an international public company based in Perth, Western Australia
with projects in engineering, construction, operation and maintenance services, principally in the oil and gas industry. .
in 1965.
During the 1970s and 1980s Clough pursued activities in the Middle East, Indonesia and Africa. Branch offices were established in Brisbane
, Bangkok
and Houston. Acquisition of the Petrosea Group of Companies in 1984 (divested in 2009) was a basis for expansion in the South East Asian region. The company was listed on the Australian Stock Exchange in 1998 and the Clough family ceased to be shareholders in 2007.
In October 2008, Clough sponsored construction of a First Year Centre for engineering students at the University of Western Australia, which opened in 2010, supporting students "with a space to have as their base, to meet, work in groups, and also work on projects [from industry]". It was recorded that former chairman and managing director Harold Clough had been a long-term benefactor of the university.
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
with projects in engineering, construction, operation and maintenance services, principally in the oil and gas industry. .
History
Established in 1919, as builders J. O. Clough and Son, in Perth, the company underwent significant growth and diversification from the 1950s through 1970s, with civil engineering and infrastructure contracts in Western Australia's Pilbara iron ore boom, undertaking its first oil-and-gas project at Barrow IslandBarrow Island
Barrow Island is the name of at least three islands:*Barrow Island *Barrow Island, Cumbria, England*Barrow Island...
in 1965.
During the 1970s and 1980s Clough pursued activities in the Middle East, Indonesia and Africa. Branch offices were established in Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
, Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
and Houston. Acquisition of the Petrosea Group of Companies in 1984 (divested in 2009) was a basis for expansion in the South East Asian region. The company was listed on the Australian Stock Exchange in 1998 and the Clough family ceased to be shareholders in 2007.
In October 2008, Clough sponsored construction of a First Year Centre for engineering students at the University of Western Australia, which opened in 2010, supporting students "with a space to have as their base, to meet, work in groups, and also work on projects [from industry]". It was recorded that former chairman and managing director Harold Clough had been a long-term benefactor of the university.
Principal projects
- Project management services in Saudi Arabia.
- Clough/AMEC joint venture for Woodside Energy oil assets in Australia and New Zealand (in association with the Beca GroupBeca Group' is one of the largest employee-owned engineering and related consultancy services companies in the Asia-Pacific. While it is headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand, Beca operates from three main hubs: Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. Beca has over 2,400 employees in total, many of them...
) - Clough Curtain joint venture, involved inter alia with PNG LNGLiquefied natural gasLiquefied natural gas or LNG is natural gas that has been converted temporarily to liquid form for ease of storage or transport....
Upstream InfrastructureInfrastructureInfrastructure is basic physical and organizational structures needed for the operation of a society or enterprise, or the services and facilities necessary for an economy to function... - GorgonGorgon gas projectThe Gorgon gas project is a natural gas project in Western Australia, involving the development of the Greater Gorgon gas fields, subsea gas-gathering infrastructure, and a liquefied natural gas plant on Barrow Island. The project also includes a domestic gas component...
LNG Project Australia contracted by Chevron Australia (Kellogg Joint Venture) - Bayu-Undan Operations & Maintenance, Timor Sea[