Chevron Corp. has started LNG and condensate production at the Gorgon project on Barrow Island off the northwest coast of Western Australia. The first LNG cargo is expected to be shipped next week.
The project is supplied from the Gorgon and Jansz-Io gas fields within the Greater Gorgon area, between 80-136 miles off the northwest coast of Western Australia (OGJ Online, Apr. 30, 2015).
It includes a 15.6-million tonne/year LNG plant on Barrow Island, a carbon dioxide injection project, and a domestic gas plant with the capacity to supply 300 terajoules/day of gas to Western Australia.
The first LNG carrier arrived at the plant in December (OGJ Online, Dec. 18, 2015).
The Chevron-operated Gorgon project is a joint venture of the Australian subsidiaries of Chevron with 47.3% interest, ExxonMobil Corp. and Royal Dutch Shell PLC each with 25%, Osaka Gas Co. Ltd. 1.25%, Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd. 1%, and Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc. 0.417%.
