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Woodside's Browse to North West Shelf development progresses to concept definition phase - Oct 2018 update
Bringing Australia's largest untapped conventional gas resource to Western Australia.
Woodside Energy Ltd (Woodside), as Operator for and on behalf of the Browse Joint Venture (BJV), is proposing to develop the Brecknock, Calliance and Torosa fields located approximately 425 km north of Broome in the offshore Browse Basin. Hydrocarbon resources contained in these fields are predominately gas, with contingent resources of 13.9 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of dry gas, and approximately 390 million barrels of condensate.
In September 2018, the BJV selected the Browse to North West Shelf (NWS) development concept to progress to the concept definition phase.
The concept is based predominantly on proven technologies including two floating production storage and offloading facilities, delivering gas through an approximately 900 km pipeline to existing North West Shelf infrastructure producing around 10 Mtpa of LNG/LPG and 1.4 Mtpa of domestic gas (100% project). Approximately 50 kbbl/d of condensate is expected to be exported at the floating production storage and offloading facilities. Subject to commercial agreements and joint venture and regulatory approvals, gas will be transported to NWS infrastructure for transportation and processing.
Subject to all necessary joint venture and regulatory approvals being obtained and appropriate commercial arrangements being finalised, indicative timeframes for the proposed Browse to NWS Development comprise commencement of construction and drilling and completion activities from approximately 2021-2022. This will be followed by installation and commissioning activities, ready for start-up (RFSU) and commencement of operations occurring in the mid-2020s, and operations continuing for up to 50 years.
Environmental Approvals
In October 2018, Woodside Energy Ltd (Woodside) as Operator for and on behalf of the BJV referred the proposed Browse to NWS development to the Western Australian Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) and the Commonwealth Department of the Environment and Energy (DoEE).
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