The Perth office of international engineering firm Wood Group Kenny has been appointed by Sunbird Energy for works on the Ibhubesi gas project off the coast of South Africa.
WGK said the contract would comprise concept and definition phases, with the potential to move the project into front end engineering design in the first quarter of 2014.
Works will include an offshore processing facility, a 400-kilometre subsea pipeline, an onshore pant and a subsea gathering system.
Sunbird is operating the Inbhubesi project in joint venture with South African national oil company PetroSA.
WGK has previously provided concept evaluation studies for the project from its Houston offices.
Commercial terms of the contract were not disclosed.
