Laing O’Rourke withdraws employees from Ichthys LNG project amid contract dispute

More than 600 workers have reportedly been dismissed from the 8.9-million-tonne-a-year Ichthys liquefied natural gas (LNG) project as a dispute between contractors arose. Laing O’Rourke, which has been constructing four cryogenic tanks on the project on behalf of contractor JKC Australia LNG (JKC) under a contract signed in 2012, has confirmed that it has withdrawn staff from the Ichthys project, following a dispute with its project partner Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI).