The Malaysian yard operator emerged as the front-runner for the contract following a tender issued to local players.
The contract involves fabrication of the compression module, modification to the existing processing platform and the final hook-up and commissioning.
The compression module is scheduled for load-out early next year, with offshore work targeted for completion by mid-2015.
Assuming it is confirmed, the Kinabalu award would mark the second contract win for THHE in Malaysia within six months.
Last November, the Pulau Indah-based yard operator unveiled a letter of award from Lundin Petroleum for the fabrication of a wellhead platform targeted to be delivered in late 2014 for the Bertam field development in Block PM 307 off Peninsular Malaysia.
The Kinabalu project began production at an initial flow rate of 65 million cubic feet per day in December 2013.
The first phase of the gas development, designed to produce up to 300 MMcfd, includes a central processing platform and two drilling platforms.
Contracts for the production facilities lined up under the first development phase were awarded to Malaysia Marine Heavy Engineering (MMHE), Lumut-based Kencana HL and Sime Darby.
Sime Darby’s contracted workscope was taken over by MMHE, following a merger between the two yard operators.
Gas from Kinabalu is piped to the newly-constructed Sabah Oil & Gas Terminal in Kimanis.
